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Banjo
Social climber
Undeterminable
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Jun 14, 2008 - 01:52am PT
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Hey, way to sort out the I.D. of the Great Pacific Iron Workers of 1974! One small mistake though... your arrow for Val Franco is now pointing to Nancy McNiel (in your post above). Val Franco is directly behind the puppy, Diesel, resting on her owner Roger's shoulder... and between Nancy and Val is one of the unknown (by me) but hardworking seamstresses at the time. And, now I've also suddenly remembered Diesel's sister's name, in the arms of Kris McDivitt. She's Sally.
This probably isn't a huge deal in the grand historical scheme of things, but, thought at least the faces I was sure about ought to be represented correctly. Afterall, they're all someone's baby!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Jun 14, 2008 - 09:22am PT
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Ed & Raydog,
So often with this technological medium of communication something is lost in the exchange. Thank you both for a thoughtful and well constructed dialogue, I'm amazed.
Charlie D.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Jun 14, 2008 - 11:27am PT
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Ed:
Thanks for the post. That is for sure a great piece of climbing history. Climbers now-a-days may find it hard to believe that there was a time when it was difficult to find literature about climbing (especially rock climbing). I agree with the comment that DR did more to assist the evolution of clean climbing than he's given credit for.
Great post: brings back wonderful memories and causes me to reflect on the changes the sport will see in the next 30 years.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Jun 14, 2008 - 12:44pm PT
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I loved my old Super Rope. The joke was "on belay, push".
It was a bit stiff but the concept of a triple core was brilliant. Surprised modern skinny ropes dont utilize it.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 15, 2008 - 12:30am PT
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ok Banjo, changed it again... hopefully I got it right this time
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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A few years fly by on this thread & today I click on Ed Hartouni's link to his scans of the Chouinard/ Great Pacific Iron Works 1975 catalog,
http://my.xfinity.com/~e.hartouni/GPIW/GPIW.html
& get this instead.
A Google search shows me several sites that have a few pages of that classic catalog, which with slight yearly changes, served from 1975 - 1977.
Anyone got a link to a complete page by page scan?
What I'm really looking for is the 1976 version with the newly introduced Zero & North Wall hammer with bamboo shafts.
Here's what the cover looks like.
I did find This scan of The history of Chouinard Firsts, out of the 1976 catalog.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2016 - 09:20pm PT
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I'll try to get it reposted on my new website this week...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2016 - 09:09pm PT
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Ed! Much thanks! I added your update with the below information to the CHOUINARD, GREAT PACIFIC IRONWORKS & Other Gear Threads
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2906806&tn=0#msg2914788
Much Thanks to Ed Hartouni for all his work on updating his GPIW 1975 thread on Supertopo, by once again posting his 1975 catalog scan!
I added it to the first post on this thread!
A complete page by page scan of the Chouinard/Great Pacific Iron Works 1975 catalog, which with minor changes was also their 1976-77 catalog. Much thanks to Ed Hartouni for doing all the scanning & posting on ST.
http://www.edhartouni.net/great-pacific-ironworks-1975.html
Does anyone else have old gear threads that they would like linked to this update/catalog thread?
Post up!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Thanks! I used to love my trips down there. Such memories.
Susan
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Thanks Ed.
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