Black Diamond Equipment Catalog 1990
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Black Diamond Equipment Catalog Winter 1991
Black Diamond Equipment Catalog Winter 1991 Black Diamond Equipment Catalog Winter 1991 BACK TO THE CLIMBING/BACKPACKING MAIN PAGE BACK TO THE Vintage Gear Main Page
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Bothy Bag
Wild Things Bivy Shelter (Cuben Fiber) (9.1 ounces) This is what the Brits call a "bothy bag." It doesn't have any poles or other supports. It's just a big…
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Bivi Sacks
Bivi Sacks Sometimes, a bivi sack is all you need. Tents are great, but there isn't always room to pitch a tent. If you're climbing and there…
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Three Man Tents
3 Man Tents Kelty Windfoil 3 (8 pounds, 11.9 ounces) This is the ultimate long term mountain base camp tent. It is a three pole hoop…
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Tarps, Pyramids, Etc.
Tarps, Pyramids, Etc. Chouinard Pyramid Mount Timpanogas, Utah, 1986 SilNylon Pyramid Tent (1 pound, 9 ounces) Back in 1985, I bought a Chouinard Pyramid (now available in…
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Backcountry Photo Gallery
Here is a gallery of photographs that I like, but that don't really fit into the other parts of my web pages. Backcountry Photographs. Some backcountry…
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Digital Pocket Cameras
Digital Pocket Cameras Not too long ago, I realized that the majority of the photographs I look at are viewed on my computer monitor. Although I…
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Climbing Gear, Camera Stuff, and Cooking and Eating Gear Climbing gearHB Carbon fiber Helmet 13 Yates Picket 11.7Yates Cable Picket 14.3MSR Coyote Picket 13.6 ice screws Grivel long 7 Grivel Med 6.3 BD Express Med 5.8 BD One…
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Hanging Stoves
(The Jetboil and MSR Reactor also are hanging stoves, and are covered in their own page.) (Left to Right) Markill Stormy; Markill Hanging Kit for Peak 1;…
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Sleeping Bag Reviews
Sleeping Bags Down or synthetic fill? This question has probably occupied the minds of climbers at least as much as any other gear question. Like the debate…
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Tents, Tarps, Shelters, and Bivi Sacks
Single Wall Mountain TentsMountain tents are designed to provide shelter for climbers. These three tents all share a number of characteristics. They are all single wall construction,…
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