l am 14 and am wanting to get into rock climbing and/or spelunking what company and equipment would you suggest? could you add a link to a website? l am about a 28/30 pant size if it matters cause l know l have to get a harness and l weigh 120 lbs. thats all the info l think l could give you with my current knowledge so throw in any other details or anything l might be missing and if there is a book you could refer me to i'd love that! thanks!

These r the best places to buy gear that l have ever found on the web:

http://mountaingear.com/index.asp
http://rei.com/

This one does not have a lot of gear, but has really low clearance prices on high end technical clothing & boots:

http://sierratradingpost.com/

For a book to read, look for ''How to Rock Climb'' by John Long:

http://mountaingear.com/pages/product/product.asp/item/112061/N/0/cmpn/900000/CMP/KNC-900000

Good Luck

if l were u id stick to bouldering

it is so much more fun, & even better. its free!!

just find some rocks & go start climbing on them like ur a kid!!

it is a little less thrilling when u fall but atleast u dont get too hurt because ur only like 20 feet off the ground! ive seen people pull some pretty sick moves on bouldering too once u get good. & once u do get good u can become an even better climber because u already have the technique!

anyway, good luck!

and dont forget! climb on bro!!