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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1987 Chouinard Rock and Alpine Hammers
The last Chouinard-branded Rock and Alpine hammers: a new notchless head, a three-bolt pick system and black composite handles.
1984 Chouinard Rock and Alpine Hammers
Chouinard’s second-generation modular hammers: Rock and Alpine on blue composite handles, sharing a notched head with bolt-on crag, big wall, Alpine and ice climbing picks.
Forrest Mjöllnir Hammer, Hatchet Handle
The first hammer in the collection: a Forrest Mountaineering Mjöllnir with the hatchet handle, from the first hammer system built around interchangeable picks.
