Documenting the evolving tools of our vertical world
In 1965 Recreational Equipment Incorporated had two Seattle locations and was still very much a specialty climbing retailer. Now, there are over one hundred locations across the United States from Manhattan to Seattle. While...
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...
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...
