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Dear friends,
Perhaps the best known and admired rock climber the USA has produced is Yvon Chouinard. You all know who he is and what he has done.
But what he has not done is write and autograph books! His first book, Climbing Ice is out of print and hard to find, and his new book Let My People Go Surfing is a business book..... he dismisses his Fitzroy climb in one paragraph.
So what can we get him to autograph? Well, it almost doesn't matter, as Yvon is a very private person, despite his appearances on TV and everywhere else, and he is reluctant to sign piles of books the way Messner and Hillary have for us.
So for fifteen years we have pursued him, and this week we finally had a brief meeting with him, and got a few items signed: some books, a few Chouinard catalogs, and Chouinard-Frost Piolet ice axes. What we have here may be all we will ever get, we do not know.
What sat in the car, still unsigned, are vintage Chouinard Rock and Ice Hammers, original Chouinard Pitons, copies of Fifty Classic Climbs and Vertical World of Yosemite, Camp 4, old Yosemite Guidebooks, and 100s of additional books that describe his incredible climbs and effect on American climbing. Offers of generous donations to Yvon's many charitable causes, in exchange for more time and signatures, fell on deaf ears.
Also listed are some items signed by two of his great partners, Tom Frost and Royal Robbins, and some other great climbers.
Yvon Chouinard is seventy years old (although he could pass for fifty) and he goes his own way as he always has, being creative, achieving excellence, and living his life on his own terms.
Please order on our website www.chesslerbooks.com or by e-mail info@chesslerbooks.com or chesslerbk@aol.com. Shipping charges and Colorado sales tax are extra.
Michael Chessler
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1972 SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost! By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $650.00 - Item # OP405A |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1972 SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard! By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $500.00 - Item # OP405 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1981 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1982 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613G |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1983 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 - Item # OP1613F |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1983 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613E |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1984 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 - Item # OP1613D |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1984 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613C |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1985 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 - Item # OP1613B |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1985 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613A |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1986 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1987 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG 1989 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1613H |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG SPRING 1988 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG SPRING 1988 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG WINTER 1986 BACKOUNTRY SKIING By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $15.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG WINTER 1987 BACKOUNTRY SKIING By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $15.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG WINTER 1988 BACKOUNTRY SKIING By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $15.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT CATALOG WINTER 1988 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 |
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CHOUINARD EQUIPMENT WINTER CATALOG 1988 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 |
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CHOUINARD-FROST ICE AXE PIOLET SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost Hickory Handle By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $750.00 |
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CHOUINARD-FROST ICE AXE PIOLET SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost Laminated Bamboo Handle By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $750.00 - Item # HW |
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CLIMBING ICE Chouinard Paperback By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $12.00 ~ List Price $25.00, You Save $13.00 - Item # OP21 |
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CLIMBING ICE SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard 1978 DJ By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $125.00 - Item # OP21A |
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CLIMBING ICE SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Jeff Lowe, Doug Robinson 1978 DJ By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $225.00 - Item # OP21B |
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CLIMBING ICE SIGNED by Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Jeff Lowe, Doug Robinson, Lynn Hill, John Long, Tom Frost, Jim Bridwell, 1978 DJ By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $325.00 - Item # OP21C |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG 1976 By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $35.00 - Item # OP1614J |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG 1976 SIGNED by Tom Frost and Doug Robinson By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $60.00 - Item # OP1614D |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG 1978 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1614B |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG 1979 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # OP1614A |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG 1980 MAIL ORDER CATALOG By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $45.00 |
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GREAT PACIFIC IRON WORKS CATALOG WINTER 1980 SIGNED by Tom Frost By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $50.00 |
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YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES 1st PATAGONIA LIMITED EDITION SIGNED by Glen Denny, Steve Roper, Yvon Chouinard Winner of the Banff Mountain Festival Mountain Image Prize 2007. By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $350.00 - Item # BK2233A |
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YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES Denny 1st edition Last Copies! By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $150.00 - Item # BK2233E |
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YOSEMITE IN THE SIXTIES Denny NY edition Winner of the Banff Mountain Festival Mountain Image Prize 2007. By: chouinard [ View Details ] Price $60.00 - Item # BK2233D |
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ADVANCED ROCKCRAFT SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $34.95 - Item # BK239 |
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BASIC ROCKCRAFT SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $34.95 - Item # BK179 |
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CHOUINARD ANGLE PITON SIGNED BY ROYAL ROBBINS & TOM FROST [ View Details ] Price $50.00 - Item # H24 |
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CHOUINARD ANGLE PITON SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $40.00 - Item # H24A |
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CHOUINARD BUGABOO PITON SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $40.00 - Item # H45A |
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CHOUINARD KNIFE BLADE PITON SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $40.00 - Item # H46 |
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CHOUINARD LOST ARROW PITON SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $40.00 - Item # H23A |
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CHOUINARD LOST ARROW PITON SIGNED BY ROYAL ROBBINS & TOM FROST [ View Details ] Price $75.00 - Item # H23 |
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DEFYING GRAVITY: HIGH ADVENTURE ON YOSEMITE'S WALLS SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $34.95 - Item # BK50A |
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DOLT HANDMADE STOVELEG PITON FROM 1957 SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $1500.00 - Item # H48 |
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DOWNWARD BOUND: A MAD! GUIDE TO ROCK CLIMBING. Harding SIGNED by Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $75.00 - Item # BK587 |
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DOWNWARD BOUND: A MAD! GUIDE TO ROCK CLIMBING. SIGNED by Warren Harding and Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $195.00 - Item # BK587B |
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EL CAPITAN: HISTORIC FEATS AND RADICAL ROUTES SIGNED by Royal Robbins Duane 2000 1st edition [ View Details ] Price $34.95 - Item # BK402 |
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ROYAL ROBBINS: SPIRIT OF THE AGE SIGNED by Royal Robbins and Pat Ament. [ View Details ] Price $49.95 - Item # BK1810 |
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ROYAL ROBBINS: SPIRIT OF THE AGE. 1st edition. SIGNED by Royal Robbins and Pat Ament [ View Details ] Price $150.00 - Item # OP53A |
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ROYAL ROBBINS: SPIRIT OF THE AGE. SIGNED by Robbins, Ament, Bachar, Roper, Steck, Gill, Frost, Robinson, Wellman. 1st edition [ View Details ] Price $250.00 - Item # OP53 |
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WIZARDS OF ROCK: FREE CLIMBING IN AMERICA. SIGNED by Royal Robbins and Pat Ament [ View Details ] Price $24.95 ~ List Price $44.95, You Save $20.00 - Item # BK1836A |
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YOSEMITE CLIMBER. SIGNED by George Meyers and Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $75.00 - Item # OP117A |
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YOSEMITE CLIMBER. SIGNED by George Meyers, Robbins, John Long, Bridwell, Lowe, Bachar, Denny, Robinson, Frost, Takeda, Middendorf, Roper, Steck, Wellman, Hill [ View Details ] Price $350.00 - Item # OP117 |
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YOSEMITE: A HALF A CENTURY OF DYNAMIC ROCK CLIMBING Huber 2003 SIGNED by Lynn Hill & Royal Robbins [ View Details ] Price $85.00 - Item # BK1951 |
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ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE. 1st Am Edition. SIGNED by Chris Bonington and Tom Frost [ View Details ] Price $100.00 - Item # OP452 |
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ANNAPURNA SOUTH FACE. 1st UK Edition. SIGNED by Chris Bonington and Tom Frost [ View Details ] Price $150.00 - Item # OP17 |
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BEYOND THE VERTICAL. SIGNED by 10: Ament, Beckey, Bonington, Culp, Frost, McCarthy, Middendorf, Robbins, Roper, Steck. Kor 1983 1st [ View Details ] Price $600.00 - Item # OP9C |
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CAMP 4: RECOLLECTIONS OF A YOSEMITE ROCKCLIMBER. SIGNED by Roper, Steck, Robbins, Frost, Hill, Middendorf, Takeda [ View Details ] Price $150.00 ~ List Price $250.00, You Save $100.00 - Item # BK1297 |
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CAMP 4: RECOLLECTIONS OF A YOSEMITE ROCKCLIMBER. SIGNED by Roper, Steck, Frost, Robbins, Hill, Middendorf, Bachar, Bridwell, Denny, Wellman, Takeda [ View Details ] Price $250.00 ~ List Price $350.00, You Save $100.00 - Item # BK1297 |
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CAMP 4: RECOLLECTIONS OF A YOSEMITE ROCKCLIMBER. SIGNED by Roper, Steck, Robbins, Frost, Middendorf, Takeda [ View Details ] Price $100.00 - Item # BK1297C |
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USA
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