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Hammers

Piton Hammers

021: Chouinard Yosemite Hammer 021: Chouinard Yosemite Hammer

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Crag Hammers

The Crag Hammer is made specifically for use in free climbing for removing chocks, fixed pegs, and placing rappel pitons. It has a long thin blunt pick that functions well for extracting nuts and cleaning dirt and vegetation from prospective nut placement cracks. It’s a very handy hammer in Yosemite where it is used along with a whisk broom for cleaning out dirty jam cracks. The Crag Hammer is extra light in weight and has a lightening notch under the anvil which helps the hammer to cruise securely in the holster. ("The Great Pacific Iron Works Catalogue," 1978)

108: Chouinard Crag Hammer 108: Chouinard Crag Hammer

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109: Chouinard Crag Hammer 109: Chouinard Crag Hammer

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Alpine Hammers

Chouinard Alpine Hammers

050: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 050: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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161: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 161: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 161: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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184: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 184: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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110: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 110: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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185: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 185: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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051: Chouinard Alpine Hammer 051: Chouinard Alpine Hammer

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Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp Alpine Hammers
(Concezione Articoli Montagna Premana)

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.





171: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp 171: Chouinard/C.A.M.P./Interalp

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Modular Hammers

120: Chouinard Modular Hammer 120: Chouinard Modular Hammer

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246: Chouinard Modular Hammer 246: Chouinard Modular Hammer

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194: Chouinard Modular Hammer 194: Chouinard Modular Hammer

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238: Chouinard Modular Hammer 238: Chouinard Modular Hammer

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