Rock + Run Reviews 795

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought some new Mammut Kento Mountain Boots and used them once on a winter route. The rubber toe cap split immediately on one boot. Rock and Run declined to process a warranty claim despite their a... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having spent a lovely week walking in the Lake District, we popped into the impressive showroom on our way home to Wales. I needed some advice on walking boots as mine were no longer waterproof. Ex... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great in-store customer service from Nick, who gave us really helpful advice re. sleeping mats. We are so pleased with our mat purchase and the super-lightweight quilt is just fantastic too. Very conv... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recently ordered some items, one of which was a compass with unbalanced needle. Customer service was excellent. I emailed late in the evening, first thing next day received email explaining what Rock... See more

Company details

  1. Rock Climbing
  2. Climbing Club
  3. Running Store

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We are an online rock climbing, mountaineering and hill walking equipment shop located in Cumbria UK. We have been in business since 1983, originally as a well known retail outlets in Ambleside and Sheffield. Today our HQ and mail order warehouse is situated at Sandside near Milnthorpe. We welcome personal callers to our warehouse for 'Click and Collect' or if you are in the area, just to say hello. You can find us on Google Maps by using this link http://goo.gl/maps/3bSnM


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great prices on my BD HF Hybrid 16cm…

Great prices on my BD HF Hybrid 16cm quickdraws and bargainous DMM Shadow HMS Screwgates. All dispatched same day and here in 2 days (Scottish Highlands). All in time for a weekend climb. What more could you ask for?

August 23, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All fine.

Online ordered equipment arrived in 2 days. All as written on the tin. Happy. Thanks.

August 20, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We both got really good advice

We both got really good advice. The man brought out 30 pairs of climbing shoes and we got the ones that fitted best. He also gave 2 free t shirts, finger tape and a chalk bag for free.

July 13, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad Customer Service and Management

My order was mixed up with someone else’s, I had ordered climbing shoes and opened my delivery to a totally different brand, size, and gender of shoes. When calling, there was no apology from Callum, just a casual statement that this kind of thing can often happen, which I find hard to believe from a business that deems itself to be reputable and operating for decades.

On requesting a refund immediately, I was told to wait until the shoes in my possession are sent to their rightful owner (I am now responsible for sending these) and then await my original order to make its way from the unknown recipient back to the store. I find this completely unacceptable and the service I have received has been very passive and not worthy of any future custom.

Very dissatisfied with my whole experience with this store.

June 6, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic advice and great customer service

I wish I lived nearer to this shop! In my hunt for mountaineering boots Nick has been absolutely amazing. He has great knowledge of how each type of boot fits and has gone above and beyond in his mission to find a pair of boots that fit my tricky feet. The shop has a really wide range of boots and the best prices I could find.

May 27, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good price and fast delivery

Good price and fast delivery. Shoes didn’t fit so I rang up and got some very helpful advice from Callum resulting in me going down by half a Euro size (not a choice always available) and switching from Velcro to laces. Easy process to pay the difference and very happy with the new pair. My only regret is no longer living locally as I think visiting them would be a valuable opportunity to get advice and fitting.

May 17, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Climbing Shoe fitting

Had a shoe trying on appointment with Callum there, tried on virtually every shoe and Callum knew all there was to know about each shoe and how they might fit, he was bang on with each pair and his recommendations. 100% buy from here again. 5 Stars

March 19, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible quick service and very good…

Incredible quick service and very good prices. Item ordered yesterday and arrived this morning, and free postage cos I bought something else, even though total was only about £50. Have been to the Milnthorpe shop too a few years ago to get son a sleeping bag. (and remember it well from the old Ambleside days back in the late 80s)

January 20, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great expert advice

I spoke to Nick (several times!) to get his advice on light weight camping gear. He gave me excellent hands-on advice leading me to buy a good number of products from them. It’s great to deal with a company that can offer their time and advice so freely, they truly deserved my business

January 4, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No complaints!!

Recently ordered a carabiner from Rock + Run. It arrived super quickly, the packaging was great and the product was perfect. I highly recommend and will definitely be ordering from them again.

November 25, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exemplary Customer Service

Attempted to order from the EU as all EU webstores were out of stock of the item and size I was after. I chose Rock+Run due to ther simple NonUK code to prevent double payment of taxes, and because I had had no issue previously when ordering from them.

Errors in import tax/ duty caclulation, which were primarily due to currency confusions and between seller and delivery company, and the delays caused in attempting to resolve the issue meant I ended up needing to cancel the order due to external time pressures.

Throughout the whole order process, in particular the with the import issues, the communication and responsefulness of Rock+Run staff was examplary. I really could not fault anything from them.

As such, I would highly recommend Rock+Run. You will always be in excellent hands shopping with them.

June 21, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New harness and climbing shoes

I had been waiting ages for Scarpa Instinct S to come back in stock in my size, along with ordering a new harness. I spoke to a lovely lady called Lucy who helped my pick out a new harness as the one I'm currently using I've had for 14 years, is very old and well used. After looking at lots of Petzl and BD ones. I managed to bring it down to one choice.

She was a delight to chat to and helped with all questions I had. (Which was a lot)

Once the order was through I received my shoes and harness within 24hrs!?

Absolutely top quality service.

June 12, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service and rapid delivery 👍🏼

Ordered a new pair of Scarpa Mescalito TRK GTX and was easily the best price around. Delivered to my door in less than 24 hours free of charge. Will not hesitate to use these guys again. Thank you very much. Can’t wait to get some miles into the boots.

May 13, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

In 2023 they don't offer free returns

In 2023 they don't offer free returns... Ordered three pairs of climbing shoes to try out different sizes, and stupidly gave for granted they'd have a free or cheap return option, as all websites do nowadays. It cost me £30 to return them due to cost of insuring their value. With all other online stores out there, offering great deals AND free returns, I definitely will never buy from them again.

May 9, 2023
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