Gary Neptune
The triumphant return of Neptune Mountaineering
On a Thursday night in Boulder, hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts crowd into crooked rows of metal folding chairs amid shelves of shoes, racks of sleeping bags, and a wall modeled after Eldorado Canyon and the Flatirons. They’ve paid $5 to watch a screening of Dirtbag: The Legend ...read more
New owners for Neptune Mountaineering
GET READY FOR A COMEBACK STORY. On Friday, Shelley and Andrew Dunbar, the Boulder couple who own the North American distribution rights for Sea to Summit, purchased the floundering outdoor shop, Neptune Mountaineering, out of bankruptcy. They will assume ownership this coming ...read more
SNEWS QS: Gary Neptune, Neptune Mountaineering
Founder Neptune Mountaineering, Boulder, Colo. Austin, Texas-based Backwoods acquired Boulder, Colo.-based Neptune Mountaineering on Dec. 31 for an undisclosed amount. Neptune Founder Gary Neptune will remain on staff to help with the transition. Neptune recently chatted with ...read more
Retailer of the Year - Best Community Business: Neptune Mountaineering keeps close ties with its community
Mountaineer Ed Webster lost several fingertips while climbing the Kangshung face of Everest. Well, he didn't exactly lose all of them. That is, he knows the exact location of some digits -- they reside in Neptune Mountaineering's climbing museum. More than a retail store, ...read more