Most valuable ($$$) piece of equipment from historical context
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Curious to know what some of the most valuable gear might be from a historical / collectors perspective. What rare collectors items might be out there collecting dust in some unsuspecting grandmothers attic? Are there first edition items that would warrant collectors prices? |
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This is fun: |
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The most valuable piece of gear is the one that saves your life... |
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Toni Egger's camera |
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Tom-onator wrote:Toni Egger's cameraI think the Compressor Route already says what it would(n't) tell us. |
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Joe M... meh! |
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John Salathé iron works are probably the biggest sleeper item that someone might come across. |
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I have a bunch of biners that have only the "Alcoa" name (the aluminum company) printed on them. They were clearly made for climbers, and I have no idea how old that they might be. |
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The ladder pegs on devils tower are pretty cool |
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John Irvine's ice ax |
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Ice Axe sold at auction for 132,000 UK pounds (that's about $213,000 US). |
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How about the ice axe used to kill Trotsky? theguardian.com/world/2005/… Looks like this guy forbes.com/pictures/mhj45lh… bought it, but I can't find how much he paid. |
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First edition books from the early period of Alpine mountaineering regularly go for $5000+. Orginal drawings, sketches and later photographs from Alpine expeditions in the 19th Century often go for even more. |