cascadecowboy Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Hello NW climbers, On May 31, my house was burglarized in NE Portland and almost all my outdoor gear was stolen – my entire rock rack, ropes, stray biners and slings, stoves, sleeping bags, tents, warm clothes . . . you name it, they got it. Total retail value, about $6K. Ouch, to say the least. Most of this gear is of no value to anyone but a climber, so I am asking y’all to keep an eye out for it. If anyone approaches you to sell some goodies and they smell suspicious, please try to get some ID on them and contact me immediately. (I also posted this on the Yard Sale pages - moderators, please put it where you deem appropriate.) John Godino 503-796-0022 info@mazamas.org Thanks a bunch, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Description Manufacturer 15 degree down sleeping bag MountainSmith eVENT Unishelter bivy bag Integral Designs ultralight 3/4 Thermarest MSR (?) Gemini headlamp Black Diamond 10.5 mm climbing rope, 50 meter Mammut 8.5 mm glacier rope, 60 meter Mammut crampons, Grivel G-10 model Grivel ice axe - glacier axe, 55 cm Camp ice axe - glacier axe, 60 cm Cassin 50 cm ice tool - hammer Charlet Moser 50 cm ice tool - adze Charlet Moser ice screws 3 @50 Black Diamond windstopper fleece gloves Outdoor Research black synthetic top Lowe Patagonia Essenshell jacket Patagonia Goretex climbing jacket North Face Goretex climbing bibs North Face Granite Gear Alpine Light backpack Granite Gear fanny packs, 2 @ $35 Ultimate Nishiki mountain bike Nishiki blue ski jacket Helly Hanson backpack, Gregory Fury Gregory neoprene gloves n/a Pocket Rocket butuane stove + fuel MSR Whisperlite Internationale stove MSR CAMS blue alien cam Colorado Custom hardware green alien cam Colorado Custom hardware hybrid alien - yellow-red cam Colorado Custom hardware gray alien cam Colorado Custom hardware Metolius #2 cam Metolius Metolius #3 cam Metolius Metolius #4 cam Metolius Metolius #5 cam Metolius Metolius #9 cam Metolius Camalot #1 cam Black Diamond Camalot #2 cam Black Diamond Camalot #3 cam Black Diamond Kong #5 cam Kong OTHER ROCK GEAR quick draws, 12 @$15 various Slings, asst. 10 @ $7 various Ti bloc Petzl Ropeman, 3 @ $30 Wild Country ascenders, 1 pair (2 @ $50) Petzl mini Traxion Petzl Tri cams (pink, red, brown, (3 @ $15) Camp Hexes (#7-8-9, 3 @ $15) Black Diamond aid hooks - Cliffhanger and Talon Black Diamond Stopper set, offset brassies Hugh Banner Stopper set, offset aluminum Hugh Banner Stopper set, standard, 2 sets @ $90 Black Diamond big wall gear sling Yates Metolius gear sling Metolius fingerless leather belay gloves Metolius ATC belay device Black Diamond Reverso - belay device Petzl Gri Gri - belay device Petzl Harness 1 - Freedom 3-D Metolius Harness 2 - Alpine Bod Black Diamond harness 3 - Momentum Black Diamond asst. locking biners - 10 @ $10 various locking belay biners - 5 @ $15 various Neutrino biners - 15 @ $9 Black Diamond misc. biners - 30 @ $7 various helmet, black carbon fiber Hugh Banner rescue pulley Petzl pitons, assorted various spectra cordelettes, 2 @ $20 n/a spectra daisy chains, 2 @ $10 n/a rock shoes, La Sportiva La Sportiva Quote
griz Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Did they steal other stuff too or just your climbing gear? Quote
NCNate Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 That sucks! Sorry to hear that. Good question griz, think someone might have been scopin' ya out? Quote
verglas Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Damn John that sucks...If you haven't already, you might want to notify and check with some of the retail stores that buy back used gear. Next Adventure The Gear outlet Play it again Sports, etc... goodluck Quote
fear Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Just climbing/camping gear? 10 to 1 it's someone you know....... Probably been in your house before.... -Fear Quote
SublimeSalamander Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Hey John, you might want to contact places like play it again sport and second acsents that take in used outdoor gear for cash. Those are just a couple in this area and I'm sure you have simular places around the Portland area. Quote
cj001f Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Check craigslist.org things of suspicious orgin often turn up there. Quote
billcoe Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 I'll keep a look out, as I'm sure we all will. Was anything marked w/tape or felt tip or....? I hope you find the bastard(s), good luck. Quote
Ireneo_Funes Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 John, that's terrible. You have my sympathy. Seems like the average burglar wouldn't bother with a bunch of esoteric climbing gear...but I don't profess to understand that mentality. Good luck; I hope they get caught and you get your gear back! Quote
Winter Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Thank god they didn't get the RED ALIEN! Sorry for your loss. Kick some ass if you find them. Quote
JayB Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 Comments from the other post: "You have got to be kidding me. That is my worst nightmare. Argh Was it only the climbing gear that they took or did they take other valuables? It strikes me as terribly odd that random burglers would steal them while leaving all of the other posessions alone. If this is indeed what happened it suggests that someone knew about your stash and targeted you accordingly, which in turn suggests that it was someone that you knew or someone that had a chance to scope out your place. Throw any parties lately? Got any friends with sketchy aquaintances that might have an addicition to feed? I am sure that you have thought of all of these possibilities already, but I am just throwing them out ther for others to consider. If you haven't already, I would also fax the list to every second-hand gear shop in the PNW. " Quote
jaee Posted June 15, 2004 Posted June 15, 2004 I'll keep a look out, as I'm sure we all will. Was anything marked w/tape or felt tip or....? John marked most of his rock gear w/ two thin strips of electrical tape. Quote
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