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Chouinard &
C.A.M.P./Interalp/Chouinard
Pitons & Bongs

Chouinard Equipment started producing equipment in 1957, By the late 1980s, the company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Former Chouinard Equipment employees purchased the company assets in 1989, and formed Black Diamond.

Denis Pivot of C.A.M.P. provided the following information on C.A.M.P.'s relationships with other manufacturers:

CAMP - Chouinard

In 1968, during a trip to Italy to participate in the Trento Mountain Film Festival, Yvon Chouinard visited the CAMP factory in Premana with Hermann Huber (Salewa). Following this visit, an agreement was reached for CAMP to manufacture ice axes, pitons, Hexentrics and Stoppers for Chouinard (later Black Diamond). This equipment was sold by CAMP with the double marking of the logos CHOUINARD and CAMP and the addition of the logo of the INTERALP sales agent. All Chouinard equipment marked "Made in Italy" or "Italy" was manufactured by CAMP.

Rurps

"RURP" stands for "Realized Ultimate Reality Piton." Chouinard developed the Rurp in 1959 to fit the thin seams found in Yosemite's walls. The earlier ones were to be strung with cord. Wired Rurps were introduced ca. 1984.

077: Chouinard Rurp 077: Chouinard Rurp 077: Chouinard Rurp

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Knifeblades

130: Chouinard Knifeblade 130: Chouinard Knifeblade 130: Chouinard Knifeblade

↑ 130: Chouinard Knifeblade

Lost Arrows

076: Chouinard Lost Arrow 076: Chouinard Lost Arrow 076: Chouinard Lost Arrow 076: Chouinard Lost Arrow

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Angles

Set 356-359: Chouinard Angles Set 356-359: Chouinard Angles

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Bong Bongs

104: Chouinard Bong Bong 104: Chouinard Bong Bong 104: Chouinard Bong Bong 104: Chouinard Bong Bong

↑ 104: Chouinard Bong Bong

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Aluminum Bong Bongs

Chouinard made aluminum bong bongs as early as 1961. Noting that aluminums caused less rock damage than steel bong bongs, they discontinued the latter in 1972.

Catalog 1972

107: Chouinard Bong Bong 107: Chouinard Bong Bong 107: Chouinard Bong Bong 107: Chouinard Bong Bong

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344: Chouinard Bong Bong 344: Chouinard Bong Bong 344: Chouinard Bong Bong 344: Chouinard Bong Bong

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352: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp Bong Bong 352: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp Bong Bong 352: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp Bong Bong 352: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp Bong Bong

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108: Chouinard Bong Bong 108: Chouinard Bong Bong 108: Chouinard Bong Bong 108: Chouinard Bong Bong

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