The hammer-headed sibling of the famous Chouinard Zero ice axe, and much rarer. The collection includes both a laminated bamboo piece and a later fiberglass one. Identifying Marks by Era 1976–77: introduced alongside the Zero ice axe. Chouinard’s 1977 catalog lists both and gives 1976 as the year they first appeared. Laminated bamboo shaft andContinue reading “Chouinard Zero Ice Hammer”
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c. 1974 Chouinard Climaxe
Chouinard’s short-lived mini ice axe: an Alpine hammer-length tool with an adze, a Chouinard-Frost head forged by CAMP in Italy and a red-stamped wood handle.
