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The history of the world in 100 objects gave me an idea. What about the history of climbing in 100 objects. Only one suggestion each and it has to be a fairly definative list. No repeats please but you can argue the importance of certain objects(for example if somebody suggests 1980 lycra tights like the ones that appear in some of my shameful photos!!!)

Heres my starter. THE MOAC NUT

In reply to string arms: kermantle rope

In reply to string arms: Whillans Sit Harness

In reply to string arms: alcohol

In reply to string arms: cams

In reply to kos_os: chalk

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Sticky rubber!!!

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alpenstock

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EBs

In reply to string arms: cake.

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climable surfaces...

In reply to string arms: Chrome moly pitons.

In reply to string arms: Salewa crampons. (Or maybe Grivel.)

In reply to string arms: Friends

In reply to string arms: Bolts...

In reply to string arms: Karabiners on slings

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Rockcentrics.
James

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Campus Board

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RPs


Chris

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I was around the BM the day before yesterday, and had a similar thought.

How about an Alpine Club Rope, with the red thread going through, that said of the owner "I'm a mountaineer"

Y.

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MacInnes ice axe.

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Finger tape

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rain

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Guidebooks.

In reply to Yrmenlaf:

Yep, the Buckinham (later Beale) rope should definitely be in the list.

My contributions:

The Whymper Tent
The standard Alpine clinker
The Murray ice hammer

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It's either front-point crampons or the belay plate. If pushed, I'd have to say the belay plate.

In reply to string arms: figure of 8 descender .....no more classic abseils

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The internet.

In reply to string arms: Boreal Fires

In reply to string arms: Hobnailed boots

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dreadlocks

In reply to Red Rover:
Napes Needle

In reply to Red Rover: A tricouni nail.

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The "beanie" hat

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Campus board.

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Goretex

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Crampons

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Compass

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Bouldering mat

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Ron Hills

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Black Diamond

In reply to string arms: Grindleford Cafe

In reply to string arms: vest over tee shirt

In reply to string arms: Gri-Gri

LD

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In reply to Martin Haworth:


Good call.

The same could be said for all the other great climbers cafes throughout the country.

Not having climbed much in Scotland, are there any good cafes north of the border in the same vein as Grindleford, Pete's eats or Eric's cafe?

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Indoor climbing walls

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spandex

more rain

more beer

rock?

chalk under the fingernails

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Pete's Eats new route book 1986

Maestri's compressor drill

Colin Kirkus's bike

In reply to string arms: Isabelle Patisierre!!

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Another shout for belay plate - specifically the Sticht plate

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Rockfax guides

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Budget airlines

In reply to John Henry Bull:

This seems about the first post which actually matches the spirit of the R4 programme! The premise was to use 100 *specific* object (as opposed to classes of objects) which where not in themselves particularly significant, but around which a story revolves. Without the story, the objects were not particularly notable.

To the OP - excellent question, but not one easy to answer with one-liners, since the "story" is a key component.

Certainly the three above would be on the list. Other might be...

The Abrahams' camera(s) and how they brought mountains to the Victorians;
The frayed and broken rope from the Matterhorn incident;
Gullich's original campus board and Action Directe;
Goran Kropp's bike;
There would almost certainly be a pipe in the list, but I'm not sure which one;
A pair of Andy Pollit's lurid tights? Do they still exist?

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The Dole

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Don Whillian's Whillans-box

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tectonic plates

mountains

In reply to string arms: Catherine Destivelle

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Blatantly George Mallory's pipe--the one he left on the ledge on Lliwedd!

The internal combustion engine.

In reply to Winterbotty:

Good call. Especially in that ad where she's only wearing a swimsuit

I'll offer the ....... Dow crag.

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nut key

In reply to Marek:

One of the Munich pitons

A Cloggy railway nut

Whillans' flat cap

A Stoveleg piton

John Gill's chalk bag

The original Camp 4 slack-chain

Gary Gibson's copy of Rattus Norveticus

Paul Pritchard's UB40

Isabelle Patissier's swimsuit

The Indian Face flake and the Tormented Ejaculation bolt.

Ben Moon's model of Hubble.



Apologies for the Anglophone rock-centricness.

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A few more...admittedly partly a wishlist:

First Flag on Everest summit.
Bolt removed from the Indian Face
Peg on Munich
Something not too gruesome found on Mallory's body.
Abraham's photo of Napes Needle
Squashed ladybird from Gaia
Cubby's axe used on Guerdon Grooves
Corner of the Right Unconquerable Flake

In reply to string arms: Thanx guys. Really enjoyed this. Some great answers and the obligatory humour which makes this site so good. One or two more i thought of

The wire brush.....
The helmet
Rocks.....lets be honest stoppers never stopped in
Rps
chalk bags

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Or maybe Toni Kurz's rope?

In reply to duncan:
I had been thinking of John Gill too - maybe the original b/w phto of him doing that front-arm lever. Some others:
Chouinard's back-of-the van forge
John Cleare's camera used for the Rock Climbing in Snowdonia book (or maybe Al Harris's winclepickers)
Ron Fawcett's chopped Cad bolt
Jean-Marc Bouvin's parachute
Kurt Albert's red paint pot
Pete Liveseys dental records