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    Storied gear shop sells

    Dec 30, 2018 3 minutes
    By Mike Lynch

    In the mid-1970s, the McClelland family built The Mountaineer gear store in Keene Valley out of local hemlock and spruce. “I pounded the nails into this thing,” Vinny McClelland said.

    Now more than 40 years later, the McClellands have sold the iconic store to the Wise family.

    PHOTO GALLERY:
    Mountaineer
    through the years

    The Mountaineer is recognized regionally and nationally, with a client base that extends well beyond the Adirondacks. In 2015, it took home first place in the retail category at the Outdoor Inspiration Awards at the

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