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Master Blaster
climber
Chandler, AZ
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Jun 26, 2016 - 02:00pm PT
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I found this one in a pile of climbing stuff I bought 30 years ago. Looks to be an old one.[photoid=462191]
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reed b.
Trad climber
Bishop
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Dec 24, 2016 - 02:25pm PT
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friends, new to the site and this is certainly an older post, but it caught my eye when looking for info on some of the climbing equipment my dad handed down to me.. have a few biners from the early days, all variations from chouinard i believe...we used to boulder with yvon and royal robbins in camp 4 in yosemite; now that was over 50 years ago!! anyway, my photo shows one chouinard d style with 'chouinard' on one side and '820 alcoa 7075' on the other side.. the ovals are both the full round hinge and one edge rounded types... other photos are of my 'climbing wall' which shows photos of my mom and dad, Gen and Burt Turney, as well as old pitons, hammer, and a claudis simond 'simond securit' two piece ice axe of my dads... just introducing myself and seeing if anyone here remembers our family.. thanks for your time and interesting posts... enjoy.. reed turney[photo[photo[photo[photoid=483462]id=483461]id=483460]id=483459]..... not sure why other photos are not showing for me (?)
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 24, 2016 - 04:13pm PT
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Reed b! Thanks for joining in. I'm uncertain why all your photos don't open, but they do show up as photos downloaded to Supertopo.
Here's your photo of the two early ovals & the Chouinard Alcoa carabiner that dates from 1959-1967.
You can post those other worthwhile photos by clicking on the photo button & then click the Select a photo you've previously posted button. That will take you to your photos uploaded to Supertopo & you can select them, one at a time to add to your previous post, if you choose to edit it, or to a new post.
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reed b.
Trad climber
Bishop
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Dec 24, 2016 - 07:26pm PT
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fritz... thank you for the warm welcome... i think i will enjoy some camaraderie with those who were around when (as i say it) 'climbing wasn't cool'... i will try to attach those other photos in a little while.. i do wish i could get my camera to take some better close ups... my time spent hiking, ski mountaineering, and rock climbing as a youth was the very best of times.. such memories are precious...again, my thanks to one and all...
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Feb 19, 2017 - 03:14pm PT
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Finally found a Marinabiner for the Karabin Museum. Traded Tom Taber my silver 1983 Big D for his 1983 black colored Big D he was sporting at the rock gym.
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I Live In Phoenix
Trad climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Apr 17, 2017 - 10:01am PT
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Hi guys, perhaps someone knowledgeable here can help me identify an old Chouinard carabiner I have.
This one is stamped with "2300 KG USA" on one side of the spine and "CHOUINARD" on the other.
From the pics in this post it looks like it's from the early '80s, but I can't really tell for sure.
Thanks!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Apr 17, 2017 - 12:59pm PT
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You have a Light D, 1983-84.
Many of these biners were made, so it's not a rare item.
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I Live In Phoenix
Trad climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Apr 20, 2017 - 08:36am PT
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More curious than anything. Thanks!
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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Apr 22, 2017 - 07:32pm PT
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thanks for posting
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jonnyrig
climber
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Thanks for posting this history. Just bought a rack from an old guy that had a number of those "tested" 1970's versions.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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This is my favorite of the "modern" designs.
It came out when I was in college, but I felt it was too expensive so I only had one (I probably found it).
To make it look even nicer, I sanded down the casting seam and filed off the "CHOUINARD/SALEWA" and "2200kp".
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Farley
Mountain climber
Portland, Oregon
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Thought this might be a nice addition to the thread. First-generation belonging to YC, found on a route and confiscated by Mr. Roper.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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That's a beauty.
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ClimbingOn
Trad climber
NY
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That's a real treasure. Thanks for sharing a pic of it.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2017 - 07:45am PT
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Farley: That Chouinard Alcoa biner has some significant history. WOW! YC= Yvon Chouinard SR = Steve Roper WOW!
Does the other side have Alcoa on it like this one?
That would make it one of the earliest known model of Chouinard carabiners.
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Farley
Mountain climber
Portland, Oregon
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Yes, I believe the same although a little more worn. Steve passed it on to me with his old gear a few years back. History!
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jun 13, 2017 - 01:55am PT
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Recently I won a auction from eBay of many unused pieces of gear from the 1950s. A mint condition Chouinard carabiner was included in the auction, and to my surprise it turned out to be a first generation 1958!!! No Chouinard word on the carabiner. It is interesting that on the carabiner from the auction on the top of the gate is flat straight across, where the first generation carabiner shown from Roots has a rounded top. Not sure which one is older but showing the difference.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 8, 2017 - 08:33am PT
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Marty: Nice catch on the difference in the gates on those two first-generation Chouinard Alcoa biners & congrats on adding one to your collection! Of course, it is tempting to say that yours is an earlier variation, but then again, it could just be that it was bad quality control & the gate on yours didn't get rounded off like on Root's & my first generation Chouinard Alcoa biners.
Here's a closeup of my first-generation Chouinard Alcoa biner gate.
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