In reply to Deuce4: Tremendous stuff John , and thank you for assembling this and linking to it. It appears top level technique in 'yo olden days' was a bit more sophisticated than many imagine
This is great - good to see that someone is documenting and curating all this material. Many more fascinating pieces linked at the bottom of the page too.
thanks to all for comments! Actually, I pulled that Eiger gear photo, which I had thrown in at the very end and initially captioned incorrectly, as it was actually of course gear from the 1950s.
This Alpine Conditions page gives a summary of what is being climbed at the moment, what is 'in' nick and
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