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Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 5, 2012 - 07:00am PT
L'Equipement de l'Alpiniste 1900. Karl Knecht & Cie. Bern et Zermatt. Suisse.
splitter

Trad climber
Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
Oct 5, 2012 - 10:33am PT
Way cool!

I could dig going back to that period of time. Basic and uncomplicated equipment, yet adequate for the era (& quality craftmanship). Plus virgin and unexplored wilderness at your doorstep. Seems so ultra pure & refreshing compared to this day and age. Thanks for sharing!
Fletcher

Trad climber
Fumbling towards stone
Oct 5, 2012 - 10:56am PT
Very nice!

Eric
OlympicMtnBoy

climber
Seattle
Oct 5, 2012 - 11:04am PT
Cool super old school bump!
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 5, 2012 - 11:25am PT
Yikes, I had a pair of les lunettes!
guido

Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
Oct 5, 2012 - 11:46am PT
Classic!
perswig

climber
Oct 5, 2012 - 12:32pm PT
Beautiful camber and sidecut on the 'skis norvegiens'.
Nice find.
Dale
Brian in SLC

Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 5, 2012 - 12:50pm PT
Great catalog!

Thanks for posting.
HighTraverse

Trad climber
Bay Area
Oct 5, 2012 - 12:54pm PT
Beautiful camber and sidecut on the 'skis norvegiens'.
Just what I was thinking.
Who says radical sidecut is a new idea?
I've often wondered how big sidecut with high camber would work in powder.

Surprising how modern the ice tools look. Add rear points to the crampons and you've got my 1974 vintage SMC's still hanging in the garage. They even appear to be hinged but I can't be certain.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 21, 2013 - 04:48pm PT
More equipment history - from Vertical n 103

Blakey

Trad climber
Sierra Vista
Nov 21, 2013 - 06:07pm PT
Interesting, BBST!
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2013 - 03:20pm PT

Engineering in the mountains
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2014 - 09:05am PT

ASMÜ katalog, Sommer 1934, Sporthaus Schuster München
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Nov 26, 2014 - 09:20am PT
Very nice finds Marlow!

Thanks for sharing them with us here.
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 26, 2014 - 09:22am PT

ASMÜ katalog, Winter 1937-38, Sporthaus Schuster München
Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2014 - 01:42am PT

ASMÜ katalog, Sommer 1955 - Sporthaus Schuster München

stonefly

Social climber
Alameda, California
Nov 29, 2014 - 07:28am PT
America meets the challenge!
Fritz

Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
Nov 29, 2014 - 07:41am PT
Marlow! Thanks for posting those interesting photos.

Thought you might enjoy this 2 pg. illustration out of the 1967 Ascent Magazine.

It is titled
L'ENFER DES MONTAGNARDS
translate to English as: Hell Mountaineers History.


Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2014 - 07:53am PT

ASMÜ katalog 1961, Sporthaus Schuster München

Marlow

Sport climber
OSLO
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 29, 2014 - 07:59am PT

Fritz.

That cartoon is even more relevant today with all our organized commercial expeditions.
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