Alpine_Tom Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I would like it to be contributed\given to a place where it belongs. Then maybe they can deal with it. What are some ideas? Ray, although this axe by itself is probably not worth more than about $50 -$100, it is an axe that has real worth just by its history. Althought I hate to see it go out of the northwest, the American Alpine Club has a museum in CO. Another option, if you could talk Fred out of a couple of more items would be to approach the Museum of Hisory and idustry into an exibit on northwest moutnaineering. I am sure there are several people on this board with enough items to start a nice exibit at a local museum. We were talking to the woman who runs the Mt Erie grocery last weekend, and she said that Dallas Kloke has some old climbing gear he was going to put up a little historical display in the store there when his new guidebook finally comes out. And I know that Otto Trott's widow has the Duke of Abruzzi's ice axe (a friend bought their house a couple of years ago.) So it seems like there is a lot of stuff out there to put together a pretty respectable display at MOHAI if someone were willing to take the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alasdair Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I would like it to be contributed\given to a place where it belongs. Then maybe they can deal with it. What are some ideas? Ray, although this axe by itself is probably not worth more than about $50 -$100, it is an axe that has real worth just by its history. Althought I hate to see it go out of the northwest, the American Alpine Club has a museum in CO. Another option, if you could talk Fred out of a couple of more items would be to approach the Museum of Hisory and idustry into an exibit on northwest moutnaineering. I am sure there are several people on this board with enough items to start a nice exibit at a local museum. We were talking to the woman who runs the Mt Erie grocery last weekend, and she said that Dallas Kloke has some old climbing gear he was going to put up a little historical display in the store there when his new guidebook finally comes out. And I know that Otto Trott's widow has the Duke of Abruzzi's ice axe (a friend bought their house a couple of years ago.) So it seems like there is a lot of stuff out there to put together a pretty respectable display at MOHAI if someone were willing to take the lead. Lowell Skoog? Harry Majors? I would volunteer some time, but I have absolutly no contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 so not only is beckey the lifetime achievment award in the new ish of climbing golden pitons..... but the aschenbrenner is mentioned in the tami knight cartoon!!!! whoa synchronicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 If you go to a good antique shop you could probably find out how to keep the wood in the condition that it is in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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