Vertical Archaeology Blog
Ellis Brigham catalog Supplement 1969
Offered as a supplement to highlight new products or exclusive offers, this short catalog showcases a nice selection of equipment for 1969. The “Chockstone” page shows the current Clog pieces and the original style...
1969 Pindisports Climbers Hardware/Softwear Catalogue
This is a very interesting catalog! There is a introduction written by Chris Bonington, photos of Tom Patey and Dougal Haston and John Harlen, and a couple models without pants. The writing throughout the...
Fisher Sports Catalog
Dating this catalog is a little tricky. Some retailers used to intentionally leave dates off of their catalogs so the issue could be considered “current” for as long as possible. Here are my thoughts: Several guidebooks...
Early Chouinard Knifeblade Pitons
Early 1960’s Chouinard Knifeblade pitons from the personal rack of Steve Komito the well known Estes Park, Colorado cobbler and climber. Komito has been a steady fixture of Colorado climbing for many years. He often partnered...
Bergsport Catalogs 1983, 1983, 1985, 1986
Selected pages of the 1985 Bergsport Equipment catalog (in German). These full color pages offer a unique glimpse of some of the climbing gear available to European climbers in 1985. Colors were bright, equipment was still...
VauDe “Friend Remover”
VauDe introduced this cam extraction tool in 1986. The design is very similar to the “Climber Pal Extractor” by Sunshine Climbing Equipment and a bit like the more well know Leeper “Friend of a Friend” extractor...
The Vertical Archaeology Archives
A little sneak peak into the home archives of Vertical Archaeology. This is our “on hand” archive and doesn’t include the items currently on loan or on display with other collections. We also have...
John Peters Homemade Equipment
Another unique addition to the Vertical Archaeology archives! I was contacted through Mountain Project regarding a large cache of equipment owned by John Peters who was a prolific climber in the late 1960s through 1970s...