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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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These descriptions of the protection devices were provided to Hal by Stéphane Pennequin (and I added some placeholder descriptions for the other photos...)
* photo #1 (10005172vl.jpg) [desc by Healyje]
Stitch/belay and ferrata plates
* photo #2 (10005157zc.jpg) [desc by Healyje]
Various rap devices
* photo #3 (10005190nz.jpg) [desc by Healyje]
Rappel rack and decenders
* photo #4 (10005200lw.jpg) [desc by Healyje]
Various Decenders
* photo #5 (10005183xw.jpg) [desc by Healyje]
Gibbs Ascender
Petzl Shunt
Descenders and ???
* Photo #6 (10005213mf.jpg)
Metolius Slider
CMI Kirk’s Kamms
Lowe Alpine Systems Split Cam
* Photo #7 (10005235tl.jpg)
Bergsport Bi-Caps
Simond Bicoins Multi-Directionnels
Clog Acorn on wire
* Photo #8 (10005228da.jpg)
Camp Pentanuts
Salewa Pantherkeil
* Photo #9 (10005256cl.jpg)
Unknown red aluminum device w/ rollers
CMI Beamchok #980
Parba Big-H’s
SMC Quick-Taper Wedge
Forrest Mountaineering Tritons
* Photo #10 (10005247es.jpg)
Cassin Half-Moons
Chouinard Stopper
Campbell Mountaineering Saddlewedge
John Brailsford Acorns
Clog One Hole Wedges
Doltchock Trunuts
Doltchock Spidernuts
* Photo #11 (10005280bk.jpg)
Chouinard Hexentric
Simond Chocks
Simond Multi Coins
Simond Poly Coins
* photo #12 (10005271xc.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Salewa Sphaero-T-Klemmkeile (Patent DE 36 43 844, Paul Heinrich Steinacker, 15 September 1988)
Unknown Stitch Plate
Salewa Sphaero-T-Klemmkeile on wire
Clog Cog
* photo #13 (10005358xf.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Biners and braking bars
* photo #14 (10005298gj.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Goldline rope and crampons
* photo #15 (10005364xf.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Drill, rivets, hangers, and a Lowe Salewa Chock Tocker cleaning hammer
* photo #16 (10005300vg.jpg)
Chouinard Tube Chocks 1st and 2nd generation
* photo #17 (10005375py.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Angle pitons
Leeper 'Friend of a Friend' cleaning tool
SMC Bong
A very strange reverse Z-piton (Leeper Antipiton - it's a nut, not a piton)
A very strange notched hook
unknown corded plate
* photo #18 (10005385zk.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Fifi Hook
Cam hooks
Unknown hook
Chouinard Rurps
Other Rurps
Vermin Hook(?)
Leeper Hook
Wire hanger
* photo #19 (10005394ce.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Various Pulleys
Tricouni N°6 - Swiss (1950's cleat for bottom of boots)
Unknown boot cleat
* photo #20 (10005400vx.jpg) [desc by healyje]
Two Harnesses
* photo #21 (10005319wt.jpg)
Clog Two Hole Wedge on wire
SMC Tru-Hex
Wild Country Rock
MOAC
* photo #22 (10005328oj.jpg)
Salewa Halfmond-Stopper mit Drahtschlinge
SMC Taperlocks
Camp Stoppers
Simond Bicoin
* Photo #23 (10005344bu.jpg)
Salewa Monokabel Klemmkeile
Simond Bicoins
DMM Wallnut
Chouinard Bashies (these are not nuts)
Forrest Mountaineering Arrowhead
Chouinard Hexentric
Clog Two Hole Wedge on wire
* Photo #24 (10005330iq.jpg)
Chouinard Stoppers
Forrest Mountaineering Foxheads
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gdstorrick
Trad climber
PA
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Here is my cut at identifying some of the ascenders/descenders/belay devices. It is a bit difficult without holding them in my hand, so there might be errors (particularly on the 8s). Many items are hard to ID exactly from the photo since the differences between similar models are small.
For quick info on most of these, find the item on one of the old photos (back when my collection was small) at http://storrick.cnchost.com/VerticalDevicesPage/Glance.html, click to get a larger photo and then click on the item of interest.
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10005157zc
Top row: Edelrid Frog, Frendo(?) [or Chouinard(?)] 8, Clog(?) 8, CMI(?) 8, Pierre Allain]
Middle row: MSR Longhorn, Russ Anderson 8, [Unknown] 8, CMI Rescue 8
Bottom row: Trango Penta, Spelean Harpoon, Top Descender, Bonaiti Robot, DMM Anka
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10005172vl:
Top Row: Salewa(?) Sitcht plate, Salewa Alpinbremse, Unknown Sticht plate, New Alp Light 8
Middle row: HB Sticht plate, Monti???, Chouinard Baechli, Grivel Aba, ???, Kong-Bonaiti Kisa
Bottom Row: Lowe tuber, DMM Betterbrake, ???, Forrest, PBI???, Edelrid Bankl
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10005183xw:
Top row: Heibler, Forrest Rope Rider
Middle Row: Gibbs, Petzl Shunt
Bottom Row: Unknown, Salewa AAntz
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10005190nz
Rappel Rack, Petzl Bobbin, Petzl Stop, Hobbs Hook
Visible at top: Spelean Whaletail
10005200lw
Hobbs hHook, Petzl Bobbin, Spelean Whaletail, Kong Bobbin
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10005256cl
Red item is a Bluewater Chest Box
Two Forrest Tritons at bottom.
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10005358xf
The blue brake bar looks like a CMI, the red one at top is a Speleoshoppe bar
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10005394ce
The two devices at left are Russian Tri-bollards, a bit different than mine
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HalHammer
Trad climber
CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 6, 2005 - 08:15pm PT
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Wow thanks guys....Been wondering for a while. Still wondering what the heck are the 2 things that say Mount Blanc on them to the right of the huge "pulley" picture? Also on photo 5 what is that thing on the bottom left?
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Looks like some sort of screw-on heel plate for walking in icy conditions...
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AZrock-Jock
Trad climber
phx, az
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Is the store open yet?
Can I shop too?
What a great collection!
I know this guy in Arizona that is looking for some of them there climbin' things.
Looks like all of the collectors have checked in, and one Deuce. Thanks for the photos!!!!!
I am amazed that there are no Pecks?
KARABIN CLIMBING MUSEUM
phx, AZ
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 10, 2005 - 06:45am PT
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Stephane asked me to post this about the boot cleats:
"These two things are nails that were used in climbing boots up until the middle 50’s and maybe later. On the right is the Tricouni N°6 that is Swiss. Tricounis were especially good for wet messy rock and mixed snow/rock climbs. People invented various nailing patterns – quite amusing but the most effective was probably all round Tricouni 6 with heel clinkers."
It is kind of curious that a collection with this much EU content doesn't have Pecks. As an old sandstone climber, I love Pecks - still have mine...
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wiclimber
Trad climber
devil's lake, wi
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Aug 22, 2007 - 04:21pm PT
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Bump because I was searching for a pic of a "saddle wedge" and found this gem.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Aug 22, 2007 - 04:36pm PT
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This gear is cool. I'd be interested in giving a home to any guidebooks you might have. Email me if you want to talk.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Aug 22, 2007 - 07:14pm PT
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Nice Doltchocks and Leeper Antipiton.
Hal, it's been 2 years now - where did the collection end up?
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Mar 14, 2009 - 04:39am PT
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I “wander” on this forum from time to time, just to “tease” me again… What happened to this wonderful collection…? The two John Brailsford Acorns would have made my day for a long long time if they had been able to reach the Nuts Museum, here in Corsica… What a pity…
Stephane / Nuts Museum
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 14, 2009 - 09:45am PT
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Wow, that's some collection!!!!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Mar 14, 2009 - 10:42am PT
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Looks like my climbing rack..........(maybe I need to update?)
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 14, 2009 - 04:33pm PT
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Amazing collection Halhammer!
If you want people to be able to see and appreciate it, please consider donating it to the YCA. The YCA has a major touring exhibit in the works and plenty of opportunities to exhibit planned in the near future.
You have some rare and wild stuff so please keep it all together in one collection. Feel free to contact me or Ken if you need any more information.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Jun 22, 2009 - 01:02pm PT
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So what ever happened to this gear?
I remember years ago the many of us talking about it and figuring out what all of the items are. Did this gear go right back in the cardboard box stuffed back into the garage?
All of us collectors are about the same age (except for that Neptune character, older fart), and someday these collections will meld into possibly one huge showpiece. For now the cardboard box does not help with my reasearch, or Stephanes, or Storrick, or Neptunes, or Yosemite Museum. We try to get the research now, before later when the info is lost forever, or just very hard to find info on. Between Stephane and I, we have the greater portion of the items shown, but are interested in a few we are missing.
I guess what I am saying....we are climbers here and are taught that all challenges are not so straight forward. At times we must think outside the box. I think this time has come for me, and all of those other collectors whatever, and mostly YOU to seize this moment, open that box and bring out this inner beauty and share amongst us these hidden artifacts.
It's like....being the only one in class with the gum.....break out!
Rock on! Marty
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Jun 22, 2009 - 02:05pm PT
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That Black Diamond harness looks like it pre-dates the Chouinard-Black Diamond transfer.
Or did I actually climb when gear looked like that? Please tell me no.
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gdstorrick
Trad climber
PA
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Jul 12, 2009 - 08:55am PT
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> Between Stephane and I
And me too!
I'll echo Marty's point - if you have old gear that is just sitting in a box somewhere, you'll be doing a service to the climbing community by passing it on. I'm interested in descenders, ascenders, and belay devices; my web site shares these with the world. Marty and Stéphane cover just about everything else.
Someday, these will all go somewhere. Any good ideas?
Thanks!
Gary Storrick
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Cormier Mountaineering
Mountain climber
Hereford, Arizona
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I will also throw my name into the mix. I have been colecting equipment and SAR Gear for quite sometime and am always interested in any collectable gear. I have had the pleasure of seeing some of these other collections and interacting with some of these fine collectors (Marty, Gary....)
Jim Cormier
Cormier Mountaineering
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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gdstorrick...where's the site? Would love to see your collection. -I clicked the link and did a search but it's not working.
LOL...Looks like this hat is full of worthy names.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Amazing collection!!!
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