Guys,

I am cleaning out some gear and am looking for some info on these Chouinard boots. They are in pristine condition (perhaps worn once) thick vibram soles. The emblem reads: Asolo Sport/Diamond/Chouinard

I am looking to sell and am wondering if these are collector's items. Any info would be great. I cruised google-world and came up with little.





Um, not too hot on the embedding of html photo. I will try, but here is a link to the photo on picassa:
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Strangely, inside it is printed: Made in Italy and then it seems to say 11 1/2 (no seen euro sizing). This would make sense as I am around 11 and there is a touch of space.

I was, of course, just looking for info and reasonable pricing to put them on ebay... but, if I get a really nice offer, I could be persuaded. I am just unsure what a good offer would be.

Let me know.

I bought a pair of those from a Play it Again Sports in 1996. I think I paid $40 and they weren't in as good of condition as yours.

I wish I'd kept mine.

They are second generation "Shoenairds." I think Scarpa made them. The first generation where green and my big brother had a pair of them. They where great edging shoes. Look at the pictures of Steve Wunsch from that era edging up on the first free ascent of Jules Verne using them. Anyhow I have a pair of these and they have been good solid and comfortable wall shoes. I'd think there would be a market for them considering how wall climbing has become so popular.

I had a couple of pairs - liked the first pair enough to get another. They totally killed on the buildering problems on the Science Building at UNC. Surprised to see the rubber is still on the toes. I've got pictures:
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They could handle the approach, too.

Great photos Brian! I have some good ones of you from the Valley that I need to scan.

Thanks, Allan. I need to scan more slides, too. My friend Bill Ellwood just sent me some recent scans inlcuded one of those. It's great to see them again after so many years and not having to shlep out the slide projector. Climbed a lot of stuff in those shoes! Think I still got 'em in the garage.

Brian thought of you the other night when I somehow managed to get through a "video" of some young climbers climbing Crows Foot spire. Those where some great days!

Hey Allen, Crows Foot or Crows Head Sprire? I'm not recalling Crows Foot...

My mistake!

What route did they do on the spire? Love to see the vid!

I'm not sure. It could be Yesterdays News though from the of looks it. The wide crack pitch looks like it might be that route. There's also a shot of an old hangerless buttonhead which would make one believe it's an older route. I sort of stumbled across it. I suspect if you where to search you tube you'd find it.

Interesting video - they are climbing on the North arete. Our FA climbed the south arete of South Crows Head so they're not on yesterday's News. We got totally stormed out on our first attempt on Thanksgiving weekend in the early 80s. Cool thing is they used our rap to the notch. We put that in on the FA of Yesterday's News. It was a way cool time. Bill jugged back up the last rap (first jug) to find he had jugged on a strand that was jammed in a shallow crack. Had the jammed loop failed he would have cratered! My bad, me thinks, as I jugged first and tossed the rope back down after hauling gear - should have checked that the line was running in one strand to the ground. close call. I think the video shows the rap/jug not the route. Stills are of North Crows Head? Psyched to see it! Thanks for the heads up. BTW, pretty sure I climbed Yesterday's News in Chouinards.
The vid: