Owen Brandt
Co-owner
Has hiked the Colorado Trail twice. Runs buying and product testing.
About us
An independent gear shop, run by hikers.
On Pearl Street since 2012.
On Pearl Street since 2012.
Owen and Talia Brandt opened Switchback in a rented garage in 2012, after finishing the Colorado Trail and realizing nobody in town would fit a pack properly.
The shop moved to Pearl Street in 2016. There are fourteen staff now, and every one of them is on the trail most weekends testing what we sell.
If our staff would not carry it, we do not stock it.
A great pack that fits badly is a bad pack.
We fix zippers, poles and seams before we sell you new.
That is the whole point of fitting, renting and repairing it right.
Co-owner
Has hiked the Colorado Trail twice. Runs buying and product testing.
Co-owner
Runs the rental program and the Saturday trail skills clinics.
Fitting Lead
Has fit more than 3,000 packs and boots.
Repair Shop
Sews, patches and re-poles almost anything.
Shop online with free shipping over $99, or come in for a free pack fitting.
