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willm
Social climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 12, 2011 - 09:30pm PT
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I apologize in advance if you encounter this elsewhere for it will be cross-post extensively, hoping that someone out there in internet land can provide me with info.
I live in North Oakland. I’m staying at my girlfriend’s house while moving between two houses, in the neighborhood, with a few days in between while it’s painted; belongings all packed away in a friend’s garage; climbing and camping gear in my car readied for a long weekend trip to Tuolumne. I walked to my car before work to grab a nice shirt and noticed that my car had been broken into and the entire hatch emptied of its contents.
I lost my entire rack, my friends rack, all of my shoes, nice shirts, computer, camping gear and jackets; the list goes on. I know leaving my car on the street was a risk - I had it covered but apparently that wasn’t enough last night.
The one glimmer of hope is that there is a witness! Someone from an apartment down the street saw a guy described as “white guy, longish brownish hair” with a dark blue van. Pretty vague, please don't go jumping any white guy with longish brown hair you see at the climbing gym ;)
Here’s what I lost. If you or anyone you know comes across this gear locally or has any information it just might help me get my stuff back. I’ll have my buddy post up his stuff as well in case you come across his gear in the Oakland/Bay Area. All of the gear is taped blue. The f*#king guy even stole my adored coon skin hat from the front seat.
1 Mammut Ophir Harness
1 Black Diamond Momentum AL Harness
1 Five Ten Moccasyms
1 Evolv Defy VTR Shoes
1 Arcteryx Chalk Bag
11 Shoulder Length Slings (some Dynex/Spectra)
14 Black Diamond oval and assorted Biners for alpine draws
17 Black Diamond Neutrino Biners
10 Petzl Express Quickdraw Dogbones
2 Cordalettes
6 Petzl Attache Locking Biners
2 Black Diamond Positron Screwate
1 Black Diamond Guide ATC
2 Black Diamond ATC
1 Metolius Master Cam #0
1 Metolius Master Cam #1
1 Black Diamond Camalot #0.3
1 Black Diamond Camalot #0.4
1 Black Diamond Camalot #0.5
1 Black Diamond Camalot #0.75
1 Black Diamond Camalot #1
1 Black Diamond Camalot #2
1 Black Diamond Camalot #3
1 Black Diamond Camalot #4
1 Black Diamond Stoppers #1-6
1 Black Diamond Stoppers #4-13
1 Black Diamond Hexes #4-10
1 70m Edelweiss Lazer 9.6mm Dry Treated
1 18ft Mammut Sling
Red and gold Granite Gear Pack
Orange Wild Things Guide Pack
Grey and Black Dueter Guide 35+
Blue Patagonia Down Sweater
Grey Patagonia R1
Any help is appreciated. He stole my shoes. All of my shoes! That's just plain inconvenient. DAMN YOU ANONYMOUS BURGLAR.
http://mountainproject.com/u/dinosaurattack//107108404?action=personalpage&
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Jay Wood
Trad climber
Land of God-less fools
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Aug 12, 2011 - 11:11pm PT
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Very sorry.
I'll keep an eye out.
Another sort of climbing injury- leaves scars.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Aug 13, 2011 - 01:01am PT
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Ouch! I wonder if the thief knew what he got. In any case, very sorry to hear about this.
John
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Aug 13, 2011 - 01:02am PT
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there's a hipster problem in those neck of the woods. the neighborhood has gone to hell
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ian stern-markovitz
Trad climber
shaver lake
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Aug 13, 2011 - 01:19am PT
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Here is a list of the things that I lost too:
1 bd c3 #00
1 bd c3 #0
1 bd c3 #1
1 bd c3 #2
1 bd c4 .#3
1 bd c4 .#4
1 bd c4 .#5
1 bd c4 .#75
3 bd c4 #1
1 bd c4 #2
1 bd c4 #3
1 Metolius power cam #6
1 bd c4 #4
1 full set of wallnuts (#1-10)
1 Metolius nut tool
1 Metolius gear sling
6 Petzl atache lockng biners
3 Black Diamond locking biners
2 Petzl William locking biners
1 Petzl reverso
1 Black Diamond ATC
5 Camp Orbit quick draws
2 Petzl Spirit quick draws
6 Black Diamond Quicksilver quickdraws
8 double length slings
1 massive sling
3 cordalettes
1 pair of La Sportiva Muiras
1 Green Metolius chalk bag
1 Grey Black Diamond Axiom 40 pack
1 Grey REI Flash 18 pack
1 Edelweiss 60m Axis rope
1 Mammut rope bag
1 Green Petzl Elios helmet
1 Grey Petzl Meteor 3 helmet
Biners for all of my cams, which were a mix of Wild country, Black Diamond, and Petzl (all but 4 were wiregates)
All of my gear is taped in red.
 the friend
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Aug 13, 2011 - 01:28am PT
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I know how you guys feel right now, and it sucks. I had a rack that took over ten years to assemble ripped-off from my car some years back too.
I hope you get your stuff back. I didn't, but at least one other poster on here did.
Good luck!
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labrat
Trad climber
Nevada City, CA
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Aug 13, 2011 - 03:27am PT
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Bump to keep this on first page. Bummer.
Erik
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rockgobbler
Big Wall climber
London, UK
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Aug 13, 2011 - 05:42am PT
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Man that reeeeeealy sucks.
Very similar thing happened to me a while back and it nearly led me to give up on climbing as it seemed like such a massive task to gear up again. All I can say is this - DON'T!!!!
Persevere, spend what you can, scrounge as much as you can off all your mates while you're skint and eventually you will get it all back together again. Plus all the replacement stuff will be newer, lighter and stronger so it's not all bad.
Good luck with tracking down your gear, I really hope it does turn up, but if not keep motivated somehow and just start up the building-the-rack road again.
It would be well worth messaging some manufacturers with your story too as they may sort you out some trade price deals or even the odd free thing if they are feeling generous........
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seth kovar
climber
Reno, NV
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Aug 13, 2011 - 11:22am PT
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Sorry for the loss man, but what the f*#k were you thinking?
North, South, East, West... It's Oakland.
And don't give me any of that "There are safe parts of Oakland" :)
Same goes for S.F.
Never leave valuables in the car... It's the equivalent of leaving 10 or 15 hundred dollar bills on your front seat
I had my car broken into so many times in SF that I just started leaving the doors unlocked.
Really sorry man, and will keep a look out on Craigslist and such...
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 13, 2011 - 12:47pm PT
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freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.
i got empathy, man.
sympathy too.
the future will continue to unroll in front of you,
make love with it.
cheers.
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willm
Social climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2011 - 12:31pm PT
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monday morning bump
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willm
Social climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2011 - 03:10pm PT
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Speaking of which, any Truckee/Tahoe region folks have suggestions on what gear stores to contact about used gear resale? Other tips for used gear outlets? I'm trying to get the word around about my stolen gear to every resale outlet possible. That's the best I can do :(
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seth kovar
climber
Reno, NV
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Aug 15, 2011 - 03:41pm PT
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I dont think there is anyplace that sells used gear around here (Truckee-Reno) I've been keeping an eye on Craigslist for ya...
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Aug 15, 2011 - 04:04pm PT
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God damnit, that f'ing sucks. We'll keep an eye out for any gear that goes up. One place to keep an eye out might be the local flea markets - Laney, MLK, etc etc.
Willm, can you give us the cross streets more or less where it happened?
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Aug 15, 2011 - 04:05pm PT
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Here is a place that sells gear in Truckee:
530-582-4510
info@truckeesportsexchange.com
Keep an eye on Craigslist too
Good luck Bro
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willm
Social climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2011 - 04:35pm PT
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42nd and Webster in North Oakland.
I am going to start looking at flea markets when I'm in town on the weekend, which should be frequently now that I don't have any gear.
I don't want to be so manic about searching every corner of the earth that I become consumed by this whole ordeal. Flea Markets are fun, anyway.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Aug 15, 2011 - 04:48pm PT
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Check your local play it again sports as well, if you haven't yet. Hope you get your gear back. Next time, have a little less faith in the goodwill of your fellow citizens.
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Aug 15, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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Bummer.
Any chance you've got renters insurance? You could possibly file a claim. I had a friend years ago who filed one when his skis got ripped off from the top of his car. I think his rates skyrocketed, but what's skyrocketing when the cost starts at like $15/month?
I had very good off-street parking in a well-lit, clean and quiet apartment complex in Temescal and wouldn't leave a sack of recycling in my car. Too many desperate people around, even in gentrifying neighborhoods.
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willm
Social climber
Oakland, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 15, 2011 - 05:47pm PT
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There's no shortage of regret on this side of the computer monitor. I feel like a pretty big idiot leaving anything in my car even though I was between apartments. There were other options.
Too many desperate people around, even in gentrifying neighborhoods.
I feel like this was a product of socio-economic factors, not race. Although, I understand that it is hard to ignore that comparatively safe neighborhoods like Rockridge are of a certain demographic.
Any chance you've got renters insurance?
Sadly no. Again, many regrets and should've(s).
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 15, 2011 - 05:57pm PT
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repost from the past...
...i was living out of my pickup in and around yosemite. i had just quit my career style job and i had no plan before me (and very little money). high times. after a month or so in yosemite, i return temporarily to placerville to visit friends. i stay at a friends house near downtown, and park my truck out front. in the back of my old toyota i have everything that i own. thousands of dollars in climbing and outdoor gear. i lock it well and don't worry about it.
some time during the night, someone steals my pickup.
(i had left the keys to my toyota RV in the glove box, which i guess worked in my pickup ignition??)
poof. everything gone. save for the tat i was drinking beer in that night.
so i report it to the local authorities and hope for a few weeks. nothing becomes.
in the mean time, a friend offers to sell me an old rack that he had bought and only used a few times. well shite, 100 bucks for all that! sold pardner.
wait a minute? one hundred bucks for a thousand dollars worth of gear? sumthins not right.
so i post a note at lovers leap, letting wind of this suspicious gear. 'call me if you lost anything recently', i invite.
the first caller describes the rack to a tee. someone had stolen his pack from the local top rope area a year or so prior.
so i rendezvous with the climber, and during the exchange, my story comes out:
i lost everthing. then gained almost everthing. then gave everything back.
the climber was touched enuf by my honesty, that he organized a community wide donation for me. a month later, random bits of gear found me. a brand new rope. and a few checks also.
putting it all together, i had a rat-pack of a rack, a new rope, and fancy new kaukulators to boot.
eventually i got my truck back. the sheriff had chased the thief down in sacramento. the truck was recked in the pursuit. then impounded. two days later, im coughing up my last 200 bucks to get it out of impound. its full of random furniture and garbage, and nearly totalled. everything else is gone.
a helluva karma journey i muse as i walk down the dusty path shakin my head.
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