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This is the guy you see when no one else can fix your pack, tent or other outdoor gear

Eli Shirzadian, who immigrated from Armenia as a teenager, built career in fabricating and repairing outdoors gear

Owner Eli Shirzadian at his work bench at Bare Boulder Design & Repair, a business in Lafayette where he repairs outdoors gear, leather goods and items that require quality sewing. Shirzadian immigrated from Armenia when he was 18 years old. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)
Owner Eli Shirzadian at his work bench at Bare Boulder Design & Repair, a business in Lafayette where he repairs outdoors gear, leather goods and items that require quality sewing. Shirzadian immigrated from Armenia when he was 18 years old. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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When I saw the mountaineering backpack that had been my stalwart adventure companion for more than 30 years was broken, perhaps irreparably, my heart sank. That classic blue and red Lowe Alpine pack was filled to overflowing with memories, Fortunately I was referred to Bare Boulder, a repair shop in Lafayette where owner Eli Shirzadian assured me he knew just how to fix it — and he did.
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