With a long and distinguished history of producing the world's finest climbing gear, it's difficult to produce a definitive list. But, here's an overview of our story and a shortlist of some of the great gear we've made over the years.

RAY JARDINE CREATES THE FIRST WORKING PROTOTYPE FRIEND

MARK VALLANCE STARTS WILD COUNTRY IN THE UK TO BEGIN FRIEND PRODUCTION

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES THE LITTLEJOHN HARNESS - SOON TO BECOME BRITAIN'S MOST SUCCESSFUL HARNESS

MARK VALLANCE LAUNCHES WILD COUNTRY ROCKS, THE FIRST CURVED NUT AND THE MOST COPIED CHOCK IN THE WORLD

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES THE 1ST FLEXIBLE STEM FRIENDS

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES THE WORLD’S FIRST TAPED GORE-TEX MOUNTAIN MITTEN

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES SUPER ROCKS A RADICAL NEW TAKE ON THE ORIGINAL ROCK DESIGN

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES WHAT IS AT THE TIME THE WORLDS SMALLEST ASCENDER THE ROPEMAN MK1.

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES ROCKCENTRICS, A HYBRID CHOCK UTILISING THE CURVED ROCK DESIGN

WILD COUNTRY LAUNCHES OFFSET FRIENDS DESIGNED TO FIT RADICAL FLARED AND TAPERED CRACKS.

OUT FOR ADVENTURES TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN