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Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 15, 2010 - 07:27pm PT
I found this ad in the January February 1961 issue of Summit. It surely has to qualify as the craftiest climber product ever! His and hers, of course...LOL


Anyone out there have one of these to show?
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Aug 15, 2010 - 07:29pm PT
wouldn't mind owning one in black leather.

neat find
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Aug 15, 2010 - 09:10pm PT
I also recall hand-tooled hammer holsters and canteen holders.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 22, 2010 - 02:49pm PT
Warm Leatherette Bump- His or Hers!
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
SoCal
Aug 22, 2010 - 03:03pm PT
Perhaps we can coerce Tandy into coming up with stock tools for kernmantle, carabiners, ice axes, cams, stoppers, etc.

Unfortunately leathercrafts died with the cowboy culture. :-( I miss it.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 28, 2010 - 07:04pm PT
Herb and Jan were also seriously into contributing to Summit and drawing cartoons!

Some tech tips September 1960 style...

Love that gigactus!
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2010 - 03:25pm PT
A little something to keep the spines straight! From Summit November 57, just in time for the holidays!

Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 10:49am PT
Bolted to the side of a Bump!
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Sep 19, 2010 - 10:51am PT
Did they make pants for the Huber brothers?
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 19, 2010 - 11:18am PT
With special silk liners so as not to chafe the Ubermensch! LOL
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2011 - 12:26am PT
Herb and Jan used to do tooled hammer holsters too! I noticed one in Bonnie Kamps' First Ascent of the Diamond DVD. Very cool item!

Any others out there?
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Jan 8, 2011 - 01:02am PT
Thanks for this kooky item, Stevie. How quaint of them. It was different back then, obviously.
Lynne Leichtfuss

Trad climber
Will know soon
Jan 8, 2011 - 01:04am PT
Steve, Where did you get Bonnie's dvd First Ascent of Diamond? When I last talked to her she had just about finished it......Hugs to yo and Miss Mimi. lynnie
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 8, 2011 - 01:12am PT
Lynne- More on that soon...
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 7, 2017 - 07:03pm PT
Indelible character bump...
rgold

Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct 7, 2017 - 08:47pm PT
Bonnie Kamps sent me a shot of a Conn hammer holster that Bob used. It is posted somewhere else on this site, but now it is here too.


The Conn's also made leather canteen carriers. I tried finding a picture of one of them but no luck...
Fan

climber
Oct 7, 2017 - 10:14pm PT
When we met them the Conns used leather 'seat covers' to protect their trousers from the abrasive Needles rock.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 8, 2017 - 02:42pm PT
When I interviewed Jan a few years ago I asked her if she still had any of the old leather goods around and she produced a lovely holster just like to one the one shown with different detailing along with a tooled belt. The holster was sized for diminutive European style hammers and too small for a Yo hammer.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Topic Author's Reply - Mar 10, 2019 - 11:43am PT
Making a little money off the grid Bump...
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Mar 10, 2019 - 01:26pm PT
hey there, say, steve, and all, thanks for the very nice share, :)
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