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Farley
Mountain climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 2, 2016 - 06:17pm PT
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...the last jewel in the CF piolet family crown. Fair price offered.
For kicks, I present the following question regarding the attached photo: original pitons by the master craftsman Salathe' or not?
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Sula
Trad climber
Pennsylvania
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I have one, but I'm not sure if it qualifies as "nice". It shows signs of surface corrosion that has been cleaned - probably with a wire brush.
Guy I got it from said he thought it was from 1974. On one side of the pick it has "Chouinard-Frost" and "C" inside a diamond. On the other are stamps that say "CAMP", "INTERALP" and "MADE IN ITALY".
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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What is a rexilon shaft?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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kunlun-
Interesting. thought they were all bamboo or ash/walnut.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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From Dane Burns' blog, on The Classic Piolet, "Chouinard-Frost":
http://coldthistle.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-classic-piolet.html
The Rexilon shaft on Chouinard ice axes was made of a laminate of beech ("faggio" in Italian). It was originally used for pole-vaulting poles in the days before fiberglass composites. CAMP used this before bamboo but both were available for a while.
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Farley
Mountain climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Reply - May 3, 2016 - 08:38am PT
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Thanks for the responses. Seeking the Rexilon CF to complete a collection of Chouinard Frost axes for eventual donation. I have all the rest...
The progression in design over the period of production is fascinating, as has been detailed extensively on ST. In my mind, the original hickory shaft with single set of teeth is hard to beat, particularly with a nice, natural patina. Form and function combined.
The only one I find odd is the hammer-sized "axe" with the classic CF head. Has to believe it was functional.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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The only one I find odd is the hammer-sized "axe" with the classic CF head. Has to believe it was functional.
It was kind of a reaction to the Terrordactyls that came with hammer or adze and were really short compared to other weapons of the time.
The Chouinard hammer worked better than the Climbaxe, because it was heavier...
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Here's a photo of what Farley is looking for, but I can't sell him my Rexilon shaft Piolet.
From left to right are Chouinard shafts of hickory, ash, Rexilon, & laminated bamboo.
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