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vininja
Social climber
NJ
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I watched that one. It eneded a few days ago.
Does any else have a #1crack n' up??
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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The number "1" stamp seemed weird.
Only 3 ever made?!!@#!@$!
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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SNORT Sukkaz born every minnit.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Gagner just bought four or five of those from Ian's gear for about $25!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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A fool and their money are soon parted!!!
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Wow. That's an expensive keychain ornament.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Wow! I'm pretty sure I have one of those....
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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#1s are quite rare.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
the crowd MUST BE MOCKED...Mocked I tell you.
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Do you even know what the standards are?
...If you can't whack it on the rock, then you paid too much for it.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Everytime I note a news flash about an obscure recent painting going for millions of dollars, it reminds me that people with money like to collect old stuff, that is somewhat rare.
Some of us on the Taco: believe certain items of our pre-80's gear may be rare, & worth something.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Someone too embarrassed to provide an identity? And why the private listing? Starting price of $100. That's ballsy. I hear that #3 Camlocks are worth some bread (literally, some bread).
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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WTF? $338!
I have some mighty fine tat and stuff from the seventies. Am I rich?
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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^^^ Only in your heart and soul Philo.
But if you are rich, I'll start a PayPal account that you can contribute to. ;-)
Dang, I had some old gear over the years, except most of it has gone missing or rusted in this one basement flat I lived in for several years.
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Barbarian
Trad climber
New and Bionic too!
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Check out my auction for a rare blue anodized Eiger biner (vintage 1971). I'll even throw in a brake bar. Starting bid only $450.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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I think the #1's are pretty uncommon.
Can't recall the size one I have that purportedly Bridwell cut into a bird beak and gave to a local SLC climber who used it on Desert Shield in Zion. Its thin, though.
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Banquo
climber
Amerricka
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why the private listing?
So the seller can bid on it and raise the apparent worth for when she really does try to sell it?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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I guess I need to reevaluate my net worth -- and increase my personal property coverage! I have three mint Crack-n-up's, a whole bunch of original Chouinard Hexcentrics and Stoppers (not to mention lots of Chouinard Cam-a-lot's), etc. If I add "very rare" on an Ebay auction, can I gets hundreds apiece, too?
;>)
John
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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This all reminds me of the time Kor and Bridwell climbed the Folly. There had to have been some point to their naming it so. What could it have been?
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Mouse,
According to Rich Calderwood, the name came from an earlier attempt by Calderwood and Jeff Foott, rather than from Bridwell and Kor. According to Rich, he was pounding his hammer against the rock in a way that made it seem like he was pounding it against the rope while Foott was cleaning the pitch, as a sort of joke. Needless to say, Foott didn't find it particularly funny, and they came down. The climb became known thereafter as "Foot's Folly," later simply "The Folly."
John
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