Author: Curator

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A5 Big Wall Tech Manual – 1988

In 1988 John Middendorf published this Big Wall Tech Manual. I remember getting my copy at Poor Richards Used Books in Colorado Springs and it was like getting the secrets of the masters handed...

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Rawl Button Head Rivets – 1968

Rawl Drives or Button Heads or Rivets or Split Drives, they are known by several different names but for years they were a climbers drilled anchor of choice. These little spikes of zinc plated...

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Chouinard Tube Chocks – signed

Werner and Merry Braun sold these Chouinard tube chocks on eBay in 2013. Upon winning the auction the buyer asked Werner to sign the pieces and he obliged. When they finally arrived the new...