OLD PRO

[richard_noggin]

I'm so freak'n bored, phuk'n laid off work, no warm dry ROCK anywhere close or money to chase it

So here's some old pro that will wake you up!

old SMC nut, old clothes hanger ice screw

[ScaredSilly]

Marwa ice screws make great wine cork removers.

 

Here is a not so old but unique piece of gear:

 

[Pilchuck71]

Scared -

Interesting piece of gear. I have one similar but the cam is a solid unit with a channel in it to allow the stem which is also one piece to pass. Will post a pic this evening. The mark on mine is pretty much rubbed off can anyone tell me who produced and when?

Thanks,

Tyson

[ScaredSilly]

I am wondering if it is an old CMI Cam?

 

Check out the museum - you will probably find it there:

http://www.needlesports.com/nutsmuseum/nutsmuseum.htm

 

BTW the above piece is an original Lowe Alpine Systems Split Cam (circa 1975).

[Pilchuck71]

Mine is also an LAS Cam.

I was able to rub some chalk on the stamp and barely read the lettering.

I have never seen another.

I wonder if the solid one like mine is older or newer than the split that you have?

Glad to get some info on a piece I have wondered about for a long time.

 

[ScaredSilly]

I bet it is a Cam Nut, a hollowed out cam with a spring inside.

[Pilchuck71]

Here are some pics.

The LAS logo shows up better in the pics than in real life.

 

 

[ScaredSilly]

Yup, that is a cam nut. Cool I have never seen one other than in the Nuts Museum. Very collectable ...

[Pilchuck71]

Just for fun -

How about these Ome Diaber boot nails -

 

 

Or this sweet nut (can someone tell me about it?)

 

 

 

 

[Pilchuck71]

With all the talk about the Eiger on here lately, a person may want to get one of these.

 

 

 

And this little gem is just plain adorable: Peck?

 

 

Edited December 31, 2009 by Pilchuck71

[stevetimetravlr]

Those boots are to cool.

[wayne]

Forrest Foxhead, the stopper photo

[Pilchuck71]

Those boots are to cool.

The have seen some serious use in their day. Looking at the bottom is seems they have been re-nailed a number of times. An interesting note is that they are quite small, like ladies boots.

Would love to know about whomever used them.

Edited December 31, 2009 by Pilchuck71

[JosephH]

And yes, a Peck - great for sandstone.

[pope]

[Pilchuck71]

 

[ScottP]

 

Removed this by hand out of the crux exit move of an old aid route on Moonstone Beach in Humboldt County. There were several bolts making up an aid ladder that looked equally ugly.

[Le Piston]

Just a few other bits of old pro for the collection

[ScottP]

 

CMI cam nut.

[mike1]

pretty cool stuff out there...

Here are a few more dated pieces.

[JosephH]

CMI cam nut.

CMI 'Swivel of Death' is what we called them BITD.

[rocketparrotlet]

Are CMI cam nuts the predecessors to the tricam?

 

-Mark

[markwebster]

I went to jtree with some young punks from the gym. We stopped in at the climbing store where they have a museum wall of old hexes and rigid stem cams (friends). My buddies pulled me over, saying, hey, Mark, how come they got your rack on the wall? Honestly though, the only friend I still carry is my 4. It's a great fit between the 3 and 4 camalot if you are on a long offwidth like Moby Dick in the valley.

 

to the OP, There is rock around, it's just cold. I climbed at 38, interstate park a week ago. It was dry, and we needed puffy coats but we had fun. Vantage can also be survivable this time of year, watch the forecast wait for a sunny day when it's not in the teens.

[JosephH]

Are CMI cam nuts the predecessors to the tricam?

My own opinion has always been that Forrest Titons are the logical predecessors of tricams.

[Kletterhund]

Anyone recall the Forrest Titon range? I have #1-#13, and have several doubles in my vintage collection... I had thought they made a #14 and/or #15 as well. $hould have kept ALL my old catalogs!

 

While briefly on the Titons... My original Titon rack (late 70's) were color coded anodized at least up to #9 and the smaller steel sizes painted. I was told these anodized and painted versions were a very limited production run. Anyone know that tale?