In reply to Goucho:
> And of course there were those leashes made from Orange trawler netting, designed with millimetre precision to rub on that gap between glove and sleeve
Oh yeah....that polyprop circulation stopper?! You could 'Hang an Elephant' off that, apparently!
I'm now getting all nostalgic, for the Alpine Sports, store card....you would see Glasgows poorest climbers, walking out the shop, with exotic American ice tools, patagonia synchilla tops, and clunky double boots! ....no wonder the retailer went bust!