I remember Royal Robbins carabiners I remember Canard wrong spelling … I remember pitons I remember climbing out of Boulder Colorado and headed straight to Eldorado Canyon I remember pounding the route and cleaning the route I’m looking at my Stone fireplace with lost arrows.. angle irons.. angle iron with ring.. knife blades and even song pitons… I also remember when we moved to Stoppers ,chawks and Friends … I also remember Rosy crucifixion… and…Gran giraffe… Northwest corner of the Bastille and even theRotwan wall… Those were good days… They probably free climb them now… and by that I mean no safety protection whatsoever… I was there when there was a cable across the entire Valley… And we would slide out on a carabiners and smoke pot looking down on the river….. Those were the days my friend we thought they’d never end… I am a living person that loved Eldorado Canyon out of Boulder Colorado
Oh yes! I spent many many days on the walls in Eldorado Canyon. It is a truly magical place. Boulder, Eldo, the Flatirons, and all that great rock in that area hold a special place in my heart too. Thank you for sharing your memories with us!
I have always been interested in Yosemite climbing and meeting many of climbers of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing. I attended the 50th anniversary of the climbing Half Dome and the Nose on El Capitan where many of these men, and women also, gave their autographs. Liz Robbins asked why I would want her to sign my book? I explained that she was the first woman to climb the Northwest Face of Half Dome and in my opinion, very much a part of Yosemite climbing history. We are gradually loosing these incredible people and I’m honored to have met them.
The Patent for the hollow Biner was filed in the US in 1977. So late 70s is the best bet.
There might be adds from Mountain magazine that predate the US patent application.
I remember Royal Robbins carabiners I remember Canard wrong spelling … I remember pitons I remember climbing out of Boulder Colorado and headed straight to Eldorado Canyon I remember pounding the route and cleaning the route I’m looking at my Stone fireplace with lost arrows.. angle irons.. angle iron with ring.. knife blades and even song pitons… I also remember when we moved to Stoppers ,chawks and Friends … I also remember Rosy crucifixion… and…Gran giraffe… Northwest corner of the Bastille and even theRotwan wall… Those were good days… They probably free climb them now… and by that I mean no safety protection whatsoever… I was there when there was a cable across the entire Valley… And we would slide out on a carabiners and smoke pot looking down on the river….. Those were the days my friend we thought they’d never end… I am a living person that loved Eldorado Canyon out of Boulder Colorado
Oh yes! I spent many many days on the walls in Eldorado Canyon. It is a truly magical place. Boulder, Eldo, the Flatirons, and all that great rock in that area hold a special place in my heart too. Thank you for sharing your memories with us!
I have one! Don’t know where I got it but it’s on my chalk bag!
I have always been interested in Yosemite climbing and meeting many of climbers of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing. I attended the 50th anniversary of the climbing Half Dome and the Nose on El Capitan where many of these men, and women also, gave their autographs. Liz Robbins asked why I would want her to sign my book? I explained that she was the first woman to climb the Northwest Face of Half Dome and in my opinion, very much a part of Yosemite climbing history. We are gradually loosing these incredible people and I’m honored to have met them.
I have one of the Royal Robbins biners, do you know when they were made?
The Patent for the hollow Biner was filed in the US in 1977. So late 70s is the best bet.
There might be adds from Mountain magazine that predate the US patent application.