To add one, Doug Philips started Metolious Climbing hacking together the first active protection gear in his garage and selling them in the parking lot at Smith

To add one, Doug Philips started Metolious Climbing hacking together the first active protection gear in his garage and selling them in the parking lot at Smith Rock. Bootstraped the company by occasionally building houses, and used metal working machines off-hours at friends shops. Full story here: https://www.metoliusclimbing.com/metolius-origins.html https://www.metoliusclimbing.com/metolius-origins.html