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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Yes! I had a Bell Toptex, sold to me at REI in 1972.
Far better than nothing at all - I know at least one person whose life was saved by one.
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ArmandoWyo
climber
Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - May 2, 2011 - 09:20pm PT
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Steve, were they really designed for surfing? Never knew, I thought cycles. Certainly didn't breath. On NW Face, I started a pitch as rain ending, with helmet and jacket, and finished completely soaked and sprinting to strip.
And I'll bet you still have it, Anders.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Dam, will you look at those lockes on Grossman.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Too bad the locks weren't a lock...
Just wear a hat! LOL
Yup those Bell Toptex helmets didn't offer much protection or padding at all. Made the Joe Brown helmets look pretty good though! LOL
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Halibut hat-now that is a dam fine piece of apparel. Long history that goes back to the days of Harry Bridges and the dockworker union and the strikebreakers and fights and deaths and arrests and all sorts of fun in the early days of organizing.
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Oh yeah. Helmets. You mean like this one?
...only used the damned thing on alpine routes, never on clean stone. I put racing stripes on mine. I still have my Bell (Toptex, maybe?) in the shed; the foam inside has all turned to dust. (As will we all.)
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steve shea
climber
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rmuir was that a Chouinard Baltoro pack? My favorite alpine climbing pack of all time. I still have mine from the 70's. Nice photo.
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Brock Wagstaff
Trad climber
Larkspur
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Hey Robs... fun times, and at least your helmet didn't roll around on your head like the one I was wearing!
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rmuir
Social climber
From the Time Before the Rocks Cooled.
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Fun times, indeed, Brock!
I count Brock as a wonderful friend and a great climbing partner whom I haven't climbed with since my first Europe trip in 1977. It's fantastic to post a photo from BITD, and see a photo of us (which I've never seen) after 34 years! ...love the Taco!
Brock and I were happy to have those skidlids on that route. Great start in the morning, fun climbing, and as we swing leads I made the point of following every pitch free. If we had more time on that limestone, I'm sure that we would have done that route totally free. Man, there were fixed pins everywhere! (From another site: "The first recorded free ascent is attributed to Jean Claude Droyer in 1978 but there are rumours it could have been done before this date.")
Great climbing throughout the morning. As we neared the summit, we started to encounter sleet and snow. By the time we made it to the base, it was in fog and only a slight drizzle. Fun times, indeed!
Thanks, Brock.
Steve, that is a Wilderness Experience Klettersack. Great little pack, saved my ass many times. I've got several, and I still have that old blue one.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Brock's MSR Safety Dome is still my helmet of choice and the only design with shock absorption built into the suspension system. Clever little "T" wires invented by Maestro Larry Penberthy.
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sibylle
Trad climber
On the road again!
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May 19, 2011 - 11:05pm PT
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Girl fashions in the 70s -- --
shorts, knee pads, wool hats
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sibylle
Trad climber
On the road again!
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May 19, 2011 - 11:25pm PT
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More girl fashions --EBs, shorts and knee pads
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sibylle
Trad climber
On the road again!
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May 19, 2011 - 11:48pm PT
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More girl fashions - My Dad took this one of me in shorts, EBs with socks, swami belt and rope tied on the back to stay out of the way
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schwortz
Social climber
"close to everything = not at anything", ca
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May 20, 2011 - 12:23am PT
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any pictures of me from the 70s would be as an infant so these are not exactly from the 70s but...
a little homage at the last of our winter comp series
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 20, 2011 - 01:01am PT
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Excellent fashion entertainment! Great shots everybody. The red swami ruled BITD...
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Barcus
Social climber
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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May 20, 2011 - 02:20am PT
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No pics, but I thought my "Fire cats" were the shizzle!
Marcus
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 20, 2011 - 02:27am PT
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Hi Sibylle - nice photos! Are you coming to Squamish this summer?
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