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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Mar 30, 2012 - 01:01pm PT
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The notch was introduced to reduce weight and produce a lighter hammer once nailing duty became secondary.
From the 1975 Chouinard catalog:
"The Crag Hammer is extra light in weight and has a lightening notch under the anvil which helps the hammer to cruise securely in the holster."
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 30, 2012 - 01:25pm PT
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Hey, have yous guys heard that somebody invented something called
The wheel?
ps
There is treatment for OCD. ;-)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Mar 30, 2012 - 02:27pm PT
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I will try to upload a pic of my vintage 1969 CMI. It's a beautiful old hermaphroditic weapon, when I think about it.
It has a hole in the pick for attaching a cleaning biner, plus the obvious "male" parts. The head is mushroomed, too. The rubber grip is grooved all the way to the steel where a doubled rap line burned its way thru.
Hey, Weiner and Favre, show up!
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nick farley
climber
bishop
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Mar 30, 2012 - 02:36pm PT
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Many already beat me to the obvious question.
Why would anyone date a hammer?
How about: when your only tool is a hammer, every problem is a nail.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Mar 30, 2012 - 06:31pm PT
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Here are some pics of the hammer I used on the Salathe Wall and Half Dome in 74, and Lurking Fear in 1990, among many other piton passages.
Thanks to Roger Wyan Photography[photoid=242838] of Merced.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Mar 30, 2012 - 06:35pm PT
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One more photo showing parallel grooves, rappel scars.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2012 - 07:14pm PT
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CMI stands for Colorado Mountain Industries.
I posted an even older CMI hammer up thread.
Thanks for showing yours!
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Mar 30, 2012 - 08:58pm PT
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Hey! I got one of those Mouse...I don't think mine has the hole in it.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2012 - 05:43pm PT
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Here's an oldie!
This is a comparatively light hammer as seems to be the norm early on.
The classic Sporthaus Schuster Munich round logo.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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I owned a Chouinard crag hammer and "we" dropped it (it was a spare, carried in the guide pack along with water, a light meter, "his" shoes, and other goodies) on the 3D in 74. The handle got badly cracked beyond repair. It may be the only time I ever heard of one of Chouinard's hammers failing.
You know he had two, like the proverbial lucky billy goat? Likely story...
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The amusing part of the dropped bag story (everyone's got a dropped gear tale, eh?) is that Chook Pratt was good (make that "kind") enough to gather up our dropped shite, minus one EB we found on a ledge halfway down. An expensive ballsup and an abject lesson. But now I think on't, how many can say (without pride, under the circumstances):
"Pratt touched my hammer and I liked it."???
Annie Rizzi can confirm that she and I dropped a haul sack from the U-shaped bowl in 71. It was left after Millis and I decided we did not particulary care to haul it thru said bowl, a nasty undertaking. As unlikely as it seems, Pratt was sightseeing at the base and found the gear "kind of everywhere," he said. That's two I wish I could've repaid.
Annie and I were forced to bushwhack down Cathedral Gully in the dark. I had a GF who obviously trusted me, but why push your luck, and I had to start my job in the Yosemite Village Mountain Shop that morning. Bobby Oshwarth began that day, as well as Antsy Cox. I'd have been late had Check Pratt been less of a Boy Scout.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 7, 2012 - 12:06am PT
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Cool hammer tale mouse!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2012 - 04:14pm PT
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A couple from the freezer...
Ahhhh the Terror of Glencoe is in the dactyls!
And from the dawn of the Tubular Age...
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go-B
climber
Habakkuk 3:19 Sozo
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 17, 2012 - 09:32pm PT
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Couple previously posted...
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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The feller who signed this said, "yeah, we all climbed on Stubai..."
Put the hammer down!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 9, 2012 - 11:01am PT
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Messner?
I don't recognize the signature but am surprised that Stubai was the weapon maker of choice considering the options.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Apr 28, 2012 - 08:56am PT
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hah hah Ekat! Nice:-)
Is the hammer on the right made by Chouinard for the 10th Mt division? Thats what I was told, there are no markings on the handle, and the screw and leash are different too.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 28, 2012 - 10:28am PT
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"Cool hammer tale, Mouse."--S.G.
Mice are justifiably proud of their tails, too.
I'll try to keep my tales as well-told as yours, amigo. Gracias.
I am gonna get a CMI tee for myself on my 64th birthday next month, if I get some $$$ from a relative (broad hint, Lenna). But where from? Who wants my money?
SGropp:
ZAX is worth a fortune on the Scrabble board, if it is placed correctly.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 28, 2012 - 12:36pm PT
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Is the hammer on the right made by Chouinard for the 10th Mt division?
I don't think so.
I have the same hammer, in the box. Has a military style national stock number.
At a glance looks the same as a Chouinard/BD Yo Hammer, but, the tang attachment and head attachment is slightly different. Handle appears to be different too. Screw/sling different. The geometry of the head is close, but, there are differences.
Probably the spec for the hammer from the military was based on the design of the Yo hammer and the lowest bidder just copied as best they could. I'd be curious if anyone knows the maker.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Apr 28, 2012 - 01:21pm PT
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Re: military rock hammers.
As usual, things pop into my head that may be irrelevant, but in the military, among the Rangers and other specialty warriors who learn climbing, it is generally assumed that silence during an operation is a given. This raises the question, at least in my mind, where's the value of a hammer? Maybe Bear G. could tell us, but I'd rather hear the answer from a qualified special ops type. The hammer is probably not used except in training exercises or away from the enemy's positions.
"Go ahead, Lucy. 'splain this one."
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