Handpicked Climbing Gear For Your Customers Without the Hassle
We Believe Distribution Shouldn’t Be Stuck In the Past.
Dark Ventures is your climbing distributor with a fresh approach. After all, who has the patience for endless lead times, forward orders, and unrealistic minimum order quantities?
We want our customers to have access to curated, tested, and on-the-shelf products at competitive prices. And, with no minimum order requirement, you can re-stock dynamically without any waste.
Dark Ventures is Perfect For You If:
How We’ll Work Together
Explore Our Volumes & Holds Brands
Learn more about the exclusive brands we offer and why we think you’ll love them.
Download the Price List
Request a Quote
Send us your order by email and receive a quote in GBP with up-to-date lead times.
Place Your Order
Accept your quote and we'll process your order.
Manufactured & Shipped
We’ll keep you in the loop with the progress of your order - and look forward to seeing the clever problems your setters come up with on your new wall.
Explore Our Consumables Brands
Learn more about the exclusive brands we offer and why we think you’ll love them.
View the Products
You’ll want to look through the up-to-date collection by visiting the brand website.
Arrange a Sales Visit
Don’t forget, we offer nationwide sales visits to showcase our product range.
Request a Price List/Quote
Start a conversation, or let us know what products interest you - we can send you a quote.
Place Your Order
Dark Ventures was born with a dual purpose; to discover & promote brilliant products from brands full of heart, and at the same time reduce the friction felt by gyms & shops eager to sell them.
We’re Looking Forward to Working With You
Patrick Saunders
For Dark Ventures founder, Pat, your needs as a customer are his priority - he wants to understand the challenges you face and respond to them quickly. That’s what motivated him to create an ever-evolving style of distribution.
When you work with Dark Ventures, you work with Pat. So you’ll be glad to know that Tom - his business partner - describes him as a truly personable representative of all the brands and thinks he’s great to work with. We hope you’ll come to appreciate that too.
“My favourite thing about my job is discovering and meeting people that are passionate about their products - and then getting to share those products with our customers.”
Tom Randall
As an athlete, marketer, and content creator, Tom blends his knowledge of what climbers want with what businesses need - to create an amazing customer experience.
Tom is proud that Dark Ventures combines the knowledge & personality of your favourite local climbing shop with the convenience of an online shopping experience. Like, how you can get in touch with us quickly and expect us to sort things out for you straight away.
“I know that climbers out there want to know about the best products that will help them enjoy the sport. I feel like Dark Ventures has a real talent for identifying the best brands and products that serve that need. We don’t do mediocre, we do amazing!”
