Peck Cracker Chocks
Our Peck Crackers are from approximately 1969/1970. The sizes were as follows: Wired Sizes: A4 6mm diameter chock, wire diameter 2.5 mm., Breaking strength 1,150 lb. Stainless Steel A5 8mm diameter chock, wire diameter 3 mm.,...
Tagged: slung
Dolt Lopchock #88
A Dolt Lopchock #88 magnesium chock from the shop of the late great Bill “Dolt” Feuerer. Only one size magnesium Lopchock was made and it was marked with “88” to set it a apart...
Chouinard Drilled Hexcentrics
Chouinard factory drilled hexes from 1978. Sizes #7 through #11 were drilled out to save weight when the hexes were still “thick walled”. The next design changed to a “thinner walled” stock and made...
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...
Clog Cog Chocks
New in 1976, Clog departed from the straight sided designs favored by other manufacturers and introduced the Cog chocks sizes #1 through #10. The unique rounded protrusions allowed for jamming and surprisingly stabile camming...
Simond Bicoin Nuts
Available in both slung and wired versions, these chocks were straight sided and clean. They were a very basic and versatile design. These nuts were manufactured beginning in late 1970’s and remained in production...
