Chouinard Equipment Tube Chock
The clean climbing movement of the 1970’s spurred many hammer-less climbing gear options. Some worked pretty well in Yosemite cracks, others not so much, potentially putting the climber at risk. The generic term for hammer-less gear is Nuts.
Name/Title
Chouinard Equipment Tube ChockEntry/Object ID
2026.1.98Description
A Tube Chock manufactured by Chouinard EquipmentUse
designed to be wedged or "cammed" into cracks in the rockContext
This is a tube chock manufactured in the 1970s by Chouinard Equipment. This is a number 4, which indicates it was designed for a 4 inch crack. It was donated by Tom Frost and has a longer sling attached, to wear over your head and shoulder which was more common in the 1960s. See attached the advertisement in the The Great Pacific Iron Works 1973 extra leaflet.Collection
Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent CollectionCategory
Climbing Hardware, Nuts/Chocks