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Royal Robbins resting on his aiders during the 3rd pitch of the FA of the Salathé Wall (VI 5.9 C2). Aid climbing traces its origins to the start of all climbing, with ladders used on historic ascents such as the 1492 ascent of Mont Aiguille, the 1786 ascent of Mont Blanc, or the 1893 ascent of Devils Tower, and with drilled bolts on historic ascents such as the 1875 first ascent of Half Dome.
The following is a list of notable brands and manufacturers of climbing and mountaineering equipment (including for all forms of rock climbing and of ice climbing), sorted by continent and by country.
Aid climbing, and its clean aid climbing variant, is usually done in a traditional format and also more likely on multi-pitch and big wall routes. In addition to the standard equipment for such routes, aid climbing uses specialist equipment such as aiders and daisy chains, as well as hammers for pitons and copperheads. [6]
Aid climbing equipment. Many big wall climbers carry a basic set of aid climbing equipment including aiders, daisy chains, pitons (and also angles, knifeblades, copperheads and even bolt kits), a hammer, hooks (and also skyhooks, talon hooks, cam hooks), prusiks, fifi hooks and a chest harness/gear sling. [3] [18] [19] Fixed or static rope systems.
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Yvon Chouinard, an accomplished rock climber, [8] began selling hand-forged mountain climbing gear in 1957 through his company Chouinard Equipment. [9] He worked alone selling his gear until 1965, when he partnered with Tom Frost in order to improve his products and address the growing supply and demand issue he faced.
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(Reuters) -Rite Aid will operate as a private company after it successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the U.S. drugstore chain said on Tuesday.