.For many years, Randy Merrell was a tiny custom bootmaker. Two partners drew him in about 1981 and together they launched a boot company directed at hikers and climbers. It has become wildly successful, but Mr. Merrell himself sold his share of the company in 1986 and went back to his profession of custom bootmaking. Below is his excellent boot care guide. It came with the Merrell boots I bought in 1984.
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My SIX HISTORY OF GEAR BOOKS: Books 1-4 are presented in 8x10 format with choice of hardbound or softbound and all lavishly illustrated with high-quality color images. Book 5 is our bargain book, offered in a simple 6x9 inch, black&white format... Book 1: "Frostline of Colorado," updated in 2012 after Dale Johnson, its founder, passed away (Frostline). Book 2: "GERRY, To Live in the Mountains," updated in late 2010 after Mr. Cunningham passed away (GERRY). Book 3: "Holubar Mountaineering, Ltd.," rightly regarded as the inventor of the modern lightweight down sleeping bag, among other honors (Holubar). The Holubar book was lauded in 2012 as one of the year's best "Local History" books at Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado.... Book 4: "MSR: Defying Tradition, describes Larry Penberthy's often controversial rhetoric as he took on the Climbing Establishment through his Seattle-based Mountain Safety Research company (MSR) (MSR). Book 5: "Warmlite: Still Controversial After All These Years" tells the tale of Stephenson's Warmlite Equipment, with its radically innovative products and boldly notorious nudist founder (Warmlite). All five books feature major contributions from their founders/Presidents or chief personnel. Book six is also available on Kindle; its title is "DAWNING and Other Mountain Adventures," price $4.99.... Any of my five gear books are also available as inexpensive $15 PDF downloads directly from me at: oldgear@oregonphotos.com
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