We don't have a corporate mission statement. We've got a rule, both for business and life: Do Not Conform. For us, that means do it differently. Make it in the USA. Use the best materials. Test, tweak, break, and try it again until you feel like it's everything your heart, soul, and mind could have imagined. That's what making the best gear possible is all about. This is who we are.

We love climbing. We love pushing it at whatever our level is. We love the friendships and bonds the pursuit of verticality has given us. We mourn the ones we've lost along the way and carry them with us in the mountains. We play our music loud and turn the volume higher when shit gets tough. We started Beartooth because we wanted the best gear for our own climbing. We continue Beartooth because you deserve the same.

This is a partnership. If you climb with our gear, you're climbing with us. You've put your trust in us. We do not take this honor lightly. We thank you for that, and we can't wait to see what you accomplish with Beartooth alongside them.

Meet the Beartooth Team

Our team is a collection of some of the best humans we know. We'd have them over to a family dinner knowing they'd treat everyone with respect, humility, and grace. They are hyper critical and honest with their feedback. If our gear is not unanimously the best they've ever used, it doesn't get released. From big wall aiding to hard free climbing to alpine first ascents, the demands of their pursuits ensure that Beartooth's gear is built to withstand the abuses of whatever you encounter in the mountains.

  • Paul Shaughnessy - Owner

    Introduced to the mountains by his father Dave at the age of 13, climbing has been part of Paul’s life for over 30 years. After graduating from Wyoming Tech, Paul pursued a...

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  • Charlie Faust - Owner

    Growing up in Georgia and born with a myriad of health problems, Charlie never knew climbing would be the centerpoint of his life. He played the "normal" song and dance, dabbled in climbing while in college for...

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  • Adrien Costa - Athlete

    Having spent the first half of his life primarily on two wheels, racing road bikes professionally in Europe, Adrien lives for the flow state that exists between exertion and nature. After deciding to leave cycling to...

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  • Dane Steadman - Athlete

    Born and raised in the cauldron of Phoenix, Arizona, a young Dane never would have dreamed that climbing frozen mountains would become the driving force in his life. Dane found climbing after years of dedication...

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  • Cody Winkler - Athlete

    A Wyoming native, Cody left the west in search of professional development and careers in the trades. The roots he had grown in Wyoming soon called him home, leading to extensive exploration...

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  • Noah McKelvin - Athlete

    A nomad at heart, Noah was introduced to the mountains at the age of 13. This quickly became his main passion and drive in life and led him to many different parts of the world immediately after high...

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  • Jason Nelson - Athlete

    Jason's adventurous beginnings lie in the humble seacoast region of New England where his father would take him hiking and camping in the nearby White Mountains. He acquired his first mountain bike in junior high...

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