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Climbing treasure #1
beryllium10
4-Sep-2013
1:38:08 PM
In response to Mikl's post re horrible old climbing boots I dug out the box of ancient gear that has followed me round the world, (mostly unused) for the last 30 years. Here's a sample:

From Rock


For the under-35s, what is it?

For the over-35s (especially for the over-50s) it's a join-the-dots puzzle.

Hints: (1) It came out of the top pitch of Excalibur (Wolgan) in the late 1970s. (2) It's actually upside down.

Macciza
4-Sep-2013
2:21:06 PM
Classic, cracker of a piece, eh - Will send details of it through to John . . .

ambyeok
4-Sep-2013
2:26:47 PM
kieranl
4-Sep-2013
2:29:57 PM
On 4/09/2013 ambyeok wrote:
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You were supposed to fill in the second letter, not the first.
gfdonc
4-Sep-2013
2:38:18 PM
Not sure I can join the dots, but I'm betting it used to say "Clog" on there somewhere.

BlankSlab
4-Sep-2013
2:48:16 PM
Im assuming its Ewbank's and is it an old chouinard hex?

E. Wells
4-Sep-2013
3:20:25 PM
A cracker from your mommas cleft. This is why I only clip ring bolts, when is Old Baldy gonna get bolted anyhow, I reaslly want to do some of those sweet lines too.

Macciza
4-Sep-2013
3:49:22 PM
Good to see at least someone else remembers their Australian climbing history .
Amazed that my cryptic comment failed to give it away to the others . .
And surely others can make out the W & B . . .

Pretty sure Clogs would have been on wire
Chouinards would have been modern hex shape, also prob not available

Cheers
mikllaw
4-Sep-2013
6:15:35 PM
As far as I know Ewbank made some basic hex stock nuts.

hangdog
4-Sep-2013
7:11:04 PM
I had a set of Ewbank hex's for my first rack. They looked like this one. In better shape though.

Macciza
4-Sep-2013
7:30:55 PM
Ewbank made 'Crackers' in about '68, in a range of sizes . .
'A' to 'K' covered from about 3/8" to 3 1/2" .
Cut from hex bar of different sizes and drilled.

sbm
4-Sep-2013
10:26:11 PM
This is my favourite bit of crag booty.


shortman
5-Sep-2013
7:53:03 AM
That is super cool sbm!

shortman
5-Sep-2013
7:55:06 AM
I am currently in possession of the famed Corroded Cam.

maxdacat
5-Sep-2013
9:35:19 AM
On 5/09/2013 shortman wrote:
>I am currently in possession of the famed Corroded Cam.
>

Looks like an HB Quadcam....I used to quite like them until i discovered camalots.
MichaelOR
5-Sep-2013
9:57:07 AM
Is that one from your long term project Shorty?

shortman
5-Sep-2013
10:17:08 AM
On 5/09/2013 MichaelOR wrote:
>Is that one from your long term project Shorty?

I'd need to stack ten of them side by side for my futile 'project'.


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