Your gear museum

[Lowell_Skoog]

I was born in a house on Lake Sammamish built by Big Jim, and my folks ended up with this vintage ice axe from the Everest years. I think its only a few inches shorter than I am.

 

 

Very cool.

 

That looks like the very same type of axe that Jim carried up Mt Everest. I can't imagine he would have let that one go, but maybe he had several of them.

 

 

[num1mc]

That photo was faked

[ivan]

the shadows are pointing all the wrong way?

[num1mc]

Everyone knows there's no wind on the moon

[Otto]

These state-of-the-art crampons were available from REI in the 1940s. My Dad used them on the Washington volcanoes in his school years. Those are the original rawhide straps, steel rings, and otherwise forged iron frame and points. They are stamped with the lettering, "GESCHUTZI BHEND 43 Made in Switzerland".

 

 

 

 

[genepires]

that is a real piece of art. In my mind, I can see some old blacksmith sweating away over a anvil, making those crampons.

[olyclimber]

Very cool Otto! those are beautiful.

 

Keep them coming guys!

[Lowell_Skoog]

These state-of-the-art crampons were available from REI in the 1940s. My Dad used them on the Washington volcanoes in his school years. Those are the original rawhide straps, steel rings, and otherwise forged iron frame and points.

 

I love how those crampons have curved hooks for lacing up the straps, instead of rings. I don't think I've seen that before. Very elegant design.

 

[olyclimber]

Things now are designed to be as cheap as possible to the maker while still delivering a workable or even good product. Always cool to see less efficient yet more elegant designs from the past.