Vintage Chouinard Gear Forsale

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Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 4, 2008 - 07:52pm PT

Okay all you collectors out there here is some vintage Chouinard gear up forsale:

5&6 Crack N'ups SOLD

Featherweight Oval Binear SOLD

Tube Chocks 6, 5.5, 5, 4, SOLD

Hexcentrics 1st Generation Asymmetric, 2&3 wired SOLD

Stoppers 2nd Generation 6 1/2, 5 1/2, 4 1/2 wired, SOLD

Stoppers 2nd Generation 7, 6, 5 unslung SOLD

Stoppers 1st Generation 1, 2, 3, 4 wired SOLD

All of the gear is used and most are marked with an R - for Sean Rice who haled from Washington.

And for the really big collector a double signed copy of the classic 72 Catalog. Though Chouinard and Frost's sigs are printed in the catalog. This copy has been personally signed by both $400. Condition VG - cover a bit dirty, old address label removed but residual left.

Check back as I may have some more classic Coonyard stuff.

climbrunride

Trad climber

Durango, CO

Oct 4, 2008 - 08:26pm PT

Sweet! Unfortunately I can't spend any $ on old gear right now. But goon on ya for making it available to us here, instead of just putting it on eBay.

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2008 - 11:41pm PT

Thanks, kinda of tired of ebay anyways.

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 5, 2008 - 11:44pm PT

This is a list of gear from a friend. If interested contact me and I will put you in touch with him. i also have pictures that I will try to post up.

Following items sold in sets only price

1 set of BD stoppers (#’s 1 to 13) SOLD
8 BD quick draws (bent gate/D biners) 11mm SOLD
1 pair of Jumar Ascenders $50

Following items sold individually

1 BD twistlock biner (large) $7
1 Petzl screwgate “parabiner” $4
9 BD steel micro stoppers (3 ea #5, 3ea #6, 2 ea #6 1 ea #4) $5/ea
Misc BD stoppers (1ea of #12, #11, #10, #8) $3 each or $10 for all 4
1 BD original style Camelot #1 $25
1 Rigid Friend #1 $12 ea or $20 for both Friends
1 Rigid Friend #3 $12 ea or $20 for both Friends
1 BD pulley $10
1 BD ATC belay device $8
1 CMI Figure 8 $6
1 BD Cliff hanger $4
1 Cassin Fifi hook $3

Used Climbing Shoes sold separately or all 5 pr for $45

1 Boreal Aces approx. size 6 (women's 8) - good condition $20
1 Boreal Ninja size 34 or 34.5 - well worn $10
1 Boreal Lazar size 6 (women's 8) - well worn $8
1 Scarpa size 37 - nearly new $20
1 Boreal approach shoe approx. size women's 8 - need laces $5

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2008 - 12:25am PT

The last spam on this. All of the old Coonyard gear is sold. My friends gear above is still available.

I am adding to the list:

10.5 Vasque Ice 9000 boots. Red version - $100

Alpinist #8 - $25

Alpinist #0, and #1 - $150 for both.

dickcilley

Social climber

A cova Dos Nenos

Oct 20, 2008 - 10:16am PT

Pretty sure sean Rice taught me to climb.In the early 70s would he have been an older climber who promoted clean climbing in Wa.?

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 20, 2008 - 10:22am PT

I tried to find a reference for him but only found a mention in a 1972 AAC journal. He definitely came from Washington. If I remember I picked the gear from Spokane, WA.

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2008 - 11:31am PT

The Jumars, Friends, and Camalot are sold

sibylle

Trad climber

On the road again!

Oct 23, 2008 - 12:29pm PT

Just wondering . . . are people buying the old Chouinard nuts to use, or as wall decorations or museum pieces?
I still use my original Chouinard stoppers - sizes 5 1/2, 6, 6 1/2, and 7, especially. I've re-strung them with new perlon and prefer them to the heavier, more cumbersome, and less flexible wired stoppers. They also double as quick-draws or prusicks in an emergency.
I'll try to upload my photos of me leading Willis Tower last week with old stoppers - and I placed one of them too!

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 23, 2008 - 01:19pm PT

"Just wondering . . . are people buying the old Chouinard nuts to use, or as wall decorations or museum pieces? "

Hey Sibylle, Folks are doing all of the above. Many people like the straight sided stoppers cause they come out easier.

Flashlight

climber

Oct 23, 2008 - 02:13pm PT

NOBODY is getting ahold of my Chouinard stuff. I would sell my gun collection first....well, maybe that is a slight exaggeration. I have some items straight from his station wagon mounted forge in the late 50's.

BEA

climber

Oct 23, 2008 - 11:15pm PT

Hello to Sean Rice wherever he may be. I climbed with him some late 60's/early 70's. He was probably 40 or so then.

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 24, 2008 - 10:04am PT

Well considering a set with issues 1-15 went for just over $400 and it is typically the first few issues are the money issues $150 is damn good deal.

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2008 - 02:23pm PT

Okay so here is what is left.

Used Climbing Shoes sold separately or *all 5 pr for $40* (the Aces and the Scarpas are essentially new)

1 Boreal Aces approx. size 6 (women's 8) - excellent condition $20
1 Boreal Ninja size 34 or 34.5 - well worn $10
1 Boreal Lazar size 6 (women's 8) - well worn $8
1 Scarpa size 37 - nearly new $20
1 Boreal approach shoe approx. size women's 8 - need laces $5

All gear for $40 as a package deal otherwise as priced below.
Misc BD stoppers (1ea of #12, #11, #10, #8) $3 each or $10 for all 4
1 BD twistlock biner--new (large) $6
3 steel micronuts--new (2ea #6, 1 ea #5) $5 ea, all 3 for $12
1 BD pulley -new $10
1 CMI Figure 8 $6
1 Cassin Fifi hook--new $3

Vasque Ice 9000 Size 10.5 SOLD

Alpinist Issue #1 SOLD

10.2mm PMI Rope - not a lead rope, hauling, jugging, etc. $40.

mazamarick

Trad climber

Oct 27, 2008 - 02:45pm PT

FYI- Sean was a member of the Seattle Mountaineers and I ran into him often at Schurman Rock and Leavenworth through the 70's. Last time I saw him he was working in AK for Ward's Cove Packing Co.

Pterodactyls, goldline, ice daggers, 4" bong-bongs,fifi hooks....I'm keeping them all, what would I climb with?

Scared Silly

Trad climber

Topic Author's Reply - Oct 27, 2008 - 04:32pm PT

If you know any good stories about him let me know as I am donating some of his gear to the Yosemite Museum. Probably the most interesting part is that he had a complete set of Chouinard symmetric Hexcentrics