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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 28, 2010 - 02:35pm PT
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BUMP...
No one else have those sliders? Anyone know ANYTHING about them?
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Bonjour Ihateplastic,
I guess that you have found these spring loaded wedging devices on eBay… It is the full set! They were produced in Italia in the mid- nineties and were marketed in Europe under two names: Ande Mini Hard or Kong Slit Chock. In the USA, these devices were distributed by two different companies, under two different names: Advanced Base Camp Wedgies, and Climb Axe Slit-Chock.
If I am not mistaken, the two moving parts of the head of the device are made of steel instead of aluminum alloy.
Stephane / Nuts Museum
Edit: the “nut” on the right of your photograph is not made by Forrest Mountaineering. It is a Bashie made, from #1 to #6, by Chouinard Equipment, in 1982.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
mun jae upso yo
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Hey, Simon, I have a couple of those Climb Tech sliders.
They're ok. Funky.
They don't make it to the active rack much.
just in the Desert.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 2, 2010 - 10:28am PT
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Stephane, re: the bashie... you are (of course) absolutely right and I actually knew that. I had another nut (the flat FM copperhead things) in my hand when I was taking those pics so I must have confused my tiny brain.
Thanks for the other info!
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Purgatory
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Stephane beat me to it - Kong.
I have a set too; got 'em from ClimbAxe, which was Joe Garland's company back then. He would bring in all kinds of cool, weird Italian stuff we'd rarely see in the US.
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smithygreg
Social climber
Portland,OR
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Am I the only one who loves the name "Slit-Chock"?
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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Ihateplastic, I guess that the flat Forrest Mountaineering “copperhead” is probably a Arrowhead.
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Purgatory
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It's nice to finally know the name of the Forrest copperhead thingies. I find them, and other old Forrest stuff, in second hand shops here in Durango sometimes. I guess Forrest used to be a local company.
Can someone tell me what their blue plastic nuts were called? Thanks.
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Purgatory
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smithygreg - SlitChock is a great name. I don't think they thought too deeply about translating it from Italian to US street talk.
Locker's got a slit chock, but he prefers to call it a blue dild......
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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climbrunride, the Forrest Mountaineering blue plastic nut is a Foxhead.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 2, 2010 - 02:31pm PT
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Arrowheads! Now I remember. I used to have a full set... not sure where they went.
medusa... I do not chew my nails. Don't you know I am a Titan of Industry? I have people chew them for me!
Later today I'll post up a few homemade toys I came into possession of recently. Some of it a bit scary!
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France.
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