Chouinard Hexentrics - modified

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Advert in 1977 Crags Magazine
Chouinard Hexentrics – modified
Close up of Chouinard Hexentric
Description
Three modified Chouinard hexentrics
Inscription description
a- hole has been drilled through “HEXENTRIC” b- 9 with “C” inside a diamond c- “395”
Acquisition Method:
Donated by Mary Henery
Number of Objects:
3
Related Items:
Provenance:
American mountaineer and equipment manufacturer, Yvon Chouinard, first produced his lightweight Hexentric chock/nuts in 1974 which he made lighter by drilling holes in them. Scottish mountaineer and prolific gear modifier, Bill Skidmore, got hold of some Chouinard Hexentrics sometime after 1974 and made them lighter still by drilling even more holes in them! Bill passed away in 2015 and his partner, Mary Henery, kindly gave us a whole pile of modified gear including these Hexentrics – thanks Mary.
Object Production
Production Place:
USA
Materials:
aluminium alloy
Maker:
Chouinard
Colour:
silver
Dimensions:
a- 5.5(h) b- 6.5(h) c- 7.8(h) cms
Object Condition:
Condition Date Check:
08/04/2015
Administration
Accession Number:
1223.2015.1(a-c)
Creator:
Hermione Cooper
Accession Date:
08/04/2015
ID:
1
Category:

Rock Climbing
Location
Location:
Bohuntin
Current Location
Rules:
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007