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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Apr 14, 2014 - 04:29pm PT
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The hex I posted above was homemade. I was able to confirm this with the guy that made it.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 1, 2014 - 08:51pm PT
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So resolving the mystery nut I am calling it a first generation Colorado Nut.
I still wonder however if the Gendarme Hexes were ever mass produced for public sale. Good stuff!
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Unless you find one listed in one of their catalogs then the answer is no.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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I made about three sets of nuts out of scrap hex stock back around 1970-71 Tobin ended up with one set. I can't remember who ended up with the other ones.
I didn't chamfer the lightening holes that deep, so that's definitely not one of them.
I would imagine there were plenty of home made hexes produced in the late 60's and early 70's.
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local
Social climber
eldorado springs
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The nut on the purple sling looks like it could be one of ours before we had the Colorado Nut stamp, or it could someone else's. The technology to make one was certainly there for everyone at the time.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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I was perusing some catalogs this morning and noticed that Clog hexes topped out at 1 1/4" and the nut shown above looks to be a tad larger which would favor the Colorado Nut option.
Edit: I just saw the #7 Clog hex listed in your OP at 1 1/2" stock width so the above isn't definitive.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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How about this hex? S.C.2
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Roots: "S" stands for Simond (Chamonix) and "C" stands for Chock. Your nut is a Simond Chock #2. Simond Chocks hit the market in 1977. On the smallest sizes "Simond" cannot be full stamped.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
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Wow - thank you for the help! I never would have guessed that stood for Simond Chock. Very nice.
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Gunks Jesse
Trad climber
Shawangunk, NY
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Thought I'd add a couple of photos of two Colorado Nut Hexes to the discussion. Some of you may have seen the Colorado Nut aluminum I-Beam Chocks sell on eBay a few weeks back. These will soon have the same fate as I thin down.
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Gunks Jesse
Trad climber
Shawangunk, NY
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Aug 25, 2015 - 07:06pm PT
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Can anyone provide the dimensions of the Colorado Nut hexes? I have the dims of the two I showed above, but want to complete the set with my own homemade versions. Would just need dimension across flats and overall length. I can work out the rest.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 10, 2016 - 08:08am PT
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Early Clog experiments? These are carrying the mark "Rejected"
Early Clog - carrying the Clog logo
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Aug 10, 2016 - 08:13am PT
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Mark Force, ? Roots? We need to talk!
I'm not after it but you should be, I'm not going to share although you know, I'm sure of what it is that I alluded to a month or so ago in da flames....
See you I hope
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 10, 2016 - 08:47am PT
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Gnome.
What did you allude to?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Aug 10, 2016 - 09:44am PT
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Sorry, that was cheesy of me; There Is a hoard of old Gear that may or may not be available. Im not at all able to transact but have the contact info to the Daughter of the original owner. She has passed the responsibility to another 'climber', A complete N00b, with no knowledge of what it is he has. sadly I stepped out of the 'back & forth, and the Innocent Legacy mis-understood there delicate nature of acquiring said Valuable items for a reasonable price.
S.O.P, is to not let this, stuff pass out of the most dedicated of the tribe.
so now Im thinking of the need for a Big gun, or at least someone with more than a dust filled wallet to come and save this stuff, I would also love to get some of these things to THEE ORIGINAL so her daughter can have some of her grandfathers home made gear...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 10, 2016 - 10:25am PT
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Check your email Gnome.
Cheers
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Aug 10, 2016 - 12:24pm PT
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Gnome.
I can help save this stuff for a reasonable price. I will stay away from gear of American origin and cams.
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Duderino
climber
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Sep 14, 2017 - 05:55am PT
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Cool thread.
I just got a bunch of gear from an old swedish alpinist, and started researching the pieces I haven't seen before. These doesn't seem to be all that common. Thought I'd post up (first time) and add them to the known specimens. I think the previous owner was the first and only owner, I have to ask how he got them. In the same pile of gear, there was also a couple of the troll one hole wedges shown by Marlow upthread.
The photos are bad but they are both stamped REJECT, only the wire nut has CLOG 4 stamped on the opposite side.
Would be interesting to know how many of these are out there.
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