Category: Soft Goods
Italian Military Surplus Knicker Climbing Pants & Socks
From “Mountaineering in the 1800s – The Correct Equipment and Outfit” by C.T. Dent “Knickerbockers are now generally in vouge, and have many advantages; they alow free movement of the knee, and do not...
Cord Climbing Knickers
These climbing knickers (knickerbockers, knee pants, ect.) were made in the late 1970s or early 1980s when you could still commonly find them in climbing shops and sporting goods stores. The were rapidly falling...
4-Season Forrest Mountaineering Wall Womb
From the 1983 Forrest Mountaineering Catalog: Forrest 4-Season Wall Womb Single Anchor Hammock The Forrest Wall Womb has become a standard in the wall climbing community. The functional design of our single anchor...
Forrest Mountaineering Rabbit Runners
Bill Forrest would often include a list titled “Forrest Firsts” in his catalogs. His list of innovations and new products is impressive even today. In 1976 he listed “Rabbit Runner – First runner with...
Jeff Lowe / Wayne Goss Gear Sling
I’m not sure of when Jeff Lowe and Wayne Goss were in business together as Mountain Gear Incorporated. Jeff Lowe’s online biography doesn’t list the partnership but does cover his move to Colorado in...
B.A.T. Hammock
Designed by Warren Harding and Roger Derryberry, the B.A.T.hammock and B.A.T.tent were two of the first commercially available bigwall bivy systems. The hammock hangs from a single point and has no built in adjustability....
Forrest Wall Womb Single Point Hammock
The following is from the 1983 Forrest Mountaineering catalog. The exact wording is offered for historic documentation only: Forrest Wall Womb Wall Womb Single Anchor Hammock The Forrest Wall Womb has become a standard...
