Who has some old Chouinard Biners to Get rid of?
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jstan

climber
Sep 15, 2018 - 12:33am PT
Recycling takes no time and I believe you get $.70 a pound for aluminum. Simple, easy and no risk of someone getting hurt. Recently I used a demo saw to cut a tire off a fancy aluminum rim. IIRC I got more than $6 for the rim. The Clean Team has gained nearly $1000 from recycling aluminum cans.

I do suggest pitons are best pitched into the iron dumpsters. Worth about four cents a pound. If you can find a buyer.
Tobia

Social climber
Denial
Sep 20, 2018 - 11:54am PT
zip,
contact me at tobiab56 at gmail dot com
AP

Trad climber
Calgary
Sep 20, 2018 - 12:13pm PT
This reminds me of climbing with Steve Roper at J Tree back in the early 2000's. We walked to the base of the Hemmingway and realized we had forgotten the draws.
This proves that no matter how long a person has been climbing f**kups still occur.
Steve goes back to the car to get his draws.
He returns with brand new Petzl Express draws. On the draws were old heavy biners he stole from Chouinard back in the mid 60's.
johntp

Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 21, 2018 - 03:43pm PT
Is it true that most guys there marry their girlfriend/cousins?

Nah, the cut off is second cousins.

Seriously, there are parts that are a bit backwards and it's bible belt. But by and large there are educated people. Some folks that seem simple have made a lot of money on their common sense smarts and advanced education. The south is not as hicksville as the media portrays it.
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