wow...it's a long way back from the last real bbfrombtob...that was salt lake. now i'm gonna skip way ahead.
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ok here we are...a couple days in austin and all i seem to have to show for it are a bunch of anvils. both found in a patagonia store...exactly the place you'd expect to find them right?
Actually Yvon Chouinard...one of the founders of patagonia started by teaching himself to forge pitons for climbers...hauling his 138 pound anvil around probably kept him in good shape for climbing.
This anvil below was on the wall in the store...read more: