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[randoskier]

How long have you had those cams? I think I spy some rigid stem Friends in there!

A long while, they all still function. I have them out in that box because I am giving them to my friend Silvo Karo in Slovenia so he can give them to a young climber who might need gear there. We quit climbing about 6 years ago (I'm 63) and had not done any hard climbing since 2006. We will keep a few pieces for sentimental reasons. We still do via ferrrata and glacier crap but done with the hard stuff for the normal age reasons.

[TallGrass]

How long have you had those cams? I think I spy some rigid stem Friends in there!

And early BC Camalot(s). At least the rigid WC Friends' axles appear riveted vs. nutted. Maybe we'll see slung hex, bongs, piton hammer, and Sticht plate?

[Slidey_Hiker]

I love seeing old gear still get use. Good on ya for getting it where it needs to go.

I've often considered putting together a vintage rack. Shared a belay last summer at the Gunks with a young man whose parents quit climbing in the 90's and found their gear in the attic. He had everything reslung and was putting it to good use. Even had his dad's old shoes resoled. Cool stuff.

[randoskier]

I love seeing old gear still get use. Good on ya for getting it where it needs to go.

I've often considered putting together a vintage rack. Shared a belay last summer at the Gunks with a young man whose parents quit climbing in the 90's and found their gear in the attic. He had everything reslung and was putting it to good use. Even had his dad's old shoes resoled. Cool stuff.

You should see our piolet collection, pure Darwinism! C.M. Alpine-hammer anybody? You should read Silvo Karo's autobiography- totally un-politically correct- one of the best unfiltered climbing bios. What him and his Slovene partners did in Patagonia is sooosooo underated. They never had the big sponsorships from TNF and all that shit (still don't), but they (well him, his two climbing partners died climbing) have a much purer vision of alpinism than the people who subscribed to that world. He won the Piolet d'Or last year for lifetime achievement!!! What a nice guy too. You need to order it from him last I looked- great f-ing read!

[randoskier]

I love seeing old gear still get use. Good on ya for getting it where it needs to go.

I've often considered putting together a vintage rack. Shared a belay last summer at the Gunks with a young man whose parents quit climbing in the 90's and found their gear in the attic. He had everything reslung and was putting it to good use. Even had his dad's old shoes resoled. Cool stuff.

I still have my original high-top climbing shoes! My wife used to babysit Tommy Caldwell in Estes Park (Allenspark actually), she rented a cabin in Wild Basin (inside RMNP) from the Donahue's (hundred+ years old, no running water but a nice clawfoot and a good wood stove, functional outhouse). Caldwell's dad was a great climber (and rumor is- former Mr. California) and a guide at the Colorado Mountain School (owned by Mike Donahue who's son Topher became quite a leading climber too with all those new canyon routes in CO). Topher's petite GF (forget her name) could climb like crazy too.

[randoskier]

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[Slidey_Hiker]

I still have my original high-top climbing shoes!

I don't understand why high-tops ever went out of fashion. So many scabby ankles without them.

I'll see if I can find that book, sounds like a fun read.

[randoskier]

I still have my original high-top climbing shoes!

I don't understand why high-tops ever went out of fashion. So many scabby ankles without them.

I'll see if I can find that book, sounds like a fun read.

Hig tops were better for alpine climbing which was my primary interest, crags were just for practice. We had good crags both of the last places I lived in the US- Leavenworth WA (plywood Bavaria) and Allenspark next to Estes with Lumpy Ridge. In France crags are called "ecole d'escalade" -school of climbing

Karo's book is on Amazon but it is 40 bucks. Great read though. He told me the other day that unlike when he was young- the young Slovenian climbers have plenty of equipment....but need motivation! He still climbs about everyday, lives just under the limestone crags in the Karst region of Slovenia, he does mostly sport routes now, no more big projects. He is pretty fit. BTW I think karst is the only Slovene word that has made it into the English language.