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Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost working on an early pack prototype in 1973. To calculate its capacity, Frost filled the pack with sand and then dumped the sand into a measurable container.
Gary Regester
Beginnings and Blacksmithery
From climbing accessories to climbing clothing
Let My People Go Surfing
Friends of the Ventura River
Becoming Responsible
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