The Ledge Outdoor Store — Attraction in Klamath Falls

I don't know how to write a raving review without sounding so heckin' cliché, but this is my story. My experienced ocean kayaking boyfriend brought us here with the intention of gifting me a kayak! Please note I've been canoeing once in my life. To say I tried to be overwhelmed is funny because new things are much to process, and it was a stop while we were in town kinda vibe. That feeling was immediately squashed by the pure intention and love placed about the store. Clearly, and without understanding of the skill, we walked into a leader, teacher, and master of all things kayaking shop! One hour later I had an ocean kayak for 2, 2 paddles, whistles for our life vests, straps, and many lessons! The owner so kindly took their time ensuring I was equipped in the right life vest. That we had the right length poles. That we knew how to attach our seats to the kayak! How to care for our kayak! We even learned how to strap our kayak! It has been a little over a month and we have been to 1 lake and 1 creek. I've witnessed more in those 2 adventures, outdoors, on the water, than the four years I've spent traveling the west coast!

Thank you kindly for sharing your time, skill, knowledge, energy, passion, and love with everyone who is brave enough to try the unknown!!

When we have any water needs, within your specifications, yours is the place my boyfriend and I will be visiting!

Thank you so much! If anyone asks - we send them your...

Where to start - Mike, the owner, stayed open after hours to supply me with gear for a Shasta summit the following morning. Coming from Lakeview, nothing was open by the time I left work, and waiting until things opened the next morning would have set me to start way too late up the hill.

The shoes for my foot size were all rented out, so he began unpackaging a new pair off of the shelf to get me fitted properly. An incredible gesture, but i couldnt accept him doing that.

Instead, we got the next best size in his rental fleet and he set out to fit them properly to my feet by working the heat gun and physically remolding them to my personal foot shape. Finally, he pulled a brand new pair of Super Feet off the wall and dropped them in there to really ensure the fit would be perfect, free of charge.

Remember...this was all after hours. When he could have been at home, eating dinner, talking with his wife, getting ready for bed and the weekend ahead.

In short, Mike is a legend, The Ledge is a streight shooting good shop, and without him i would not have been able to get into the alpine.

So to you Mike, cheers. You made...

The family that owns and runs the ledge, generate a great atmosphere within the store/climbing gym along with the usual visitors. The climbing area is amazing with an array of features including cracks, arches, a chimney and more, which is rare to see even in a gym system like touchstone or any climbing gym anywhere. And At the entrance of the ledge, there's an awesome store which contains products from swords to cigars. It also includes outdoor gear that ranges from hiking boots and LA Sportivas to snow jackets and harnesses. Overall it's a shame that such a gem of a climbing wall with its awesome features, is invisible to most of Klamath Falls. And its amazing store, isn't getting the traffic you would expect to see with its awesome staff ( who happen to be the owners)...