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Bard History 6-Apr-2009 At 10:55:43 AM martin saint

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Yeah I can confirm that this "not a biner, maillon" was indeed used by Jim Newlands on the first ascent of the Bard.
He gave it, along with a bunch of old pins (also used on Bard) to myself and a couple of mates last Thursday night as a gift to display in the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club clubrooms.
He (very generously) figured he wasn't getting any use out of them and members might be interested in having a look.
We in turn figured Chockstoners might be interested in having a look (hey it's no less interesting than 99% of the stuff that goes on this forum)
Jim also made us a mean curry dinner - thanks Jim :)
What surprised me is that despite its somewhat rusty appearance the action on it is perfect - it screws and unscrews totally smooth - you could use it today (if it wasn't a million years old and it didn't weigh a tonne)

P.S. Thanks for your cynicism but we have no intention of selling the gear. Also if you want to sell Jim on ebay I suggest listing his curry making skills - he made five different curries identified by region.