The redesigned Yosemite hammer that brought back the model, and Chouinard’s wood handles, after seven years, with a new head drilled through at the pick end.
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1987 Chouinard Rock Hammer, Blue Transition Handle
A 1987 Chouinard Rock head on a leftover blue 1984 handle, from the changeover between the second and third modular generations.
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.
1975 Chouinard Crag Hammer
The second-generation Crag hammer, with the same smooth cleaning pick and a new notch under the hammer face.
1972 Chouinard Crag Hammer
Chouinard’s first Crag hammer: a lighter piton hammer with a thin, toothless pick built for cleaning nuts and hexes in the new era of clean climbing.
1971 Chouinard Yosemite Hammer
The Yosemite hammer in its classic form, at the height of the piton era.
1968 Chouinard Yosemite Hammer
The second generation of Chouinard’s Yosemite hammer, with three easy-to-spot changes from the 1966 original.
1966 Chouinard Yosemite Hammer
The first generation of Chouinard’s Yosemite hammer, the wall hammer that defined the piton era.
