Specs:
- Hand- Made with 11mm climbing rope retired from the A16 Wilderness Outings Climbing Class program.
- Also made with a retired full size carabiner and a repurposed smaller utility carabiner. The utility biner provides a way to secure your dog to a post when you need a break.
- Cushioned handle made with retired 1" tubular climbing webbing. 4 colors available. Navy, Red, Blue & Red
- Triple reinforced connections.
- 8' long to give your dog a bit of room to roam. Let us know if you'd like your leash made shorter than 8'.
WARNING: Never use these leashes or any of their components to climb or to bear the weight of a human.
The Story:
Teaching people how to responsibly enjoy themselves in the wilderness and to stay as safe as possible is in our DNA. A16's Founder Andy Drollinger's first love was backpacking. As a Boy Scout Explorer Post advisor and A16 owner he spent thousands of hours in class settings and in the mountains teaching young men, Customers and friends the skills. When Andy left A16 and Explorer Post 360 dissolved in the early 70s, Mic Mead continued the practice of not only making and selling innovative and quality equipment, but also teaching with the help of another avid backpacker, photographer and writer, Don Deck.
A decade past and in the early 80's the instruction and trips became more formalized and frequent under the watch of Gray Standard and later Michael Hodgson. Climbing classes were added in the late 80's under the leadership of Jeff Cooper, who ran the A16 Wilderness Outings program until 2000.
It is standard practice for responsible climbers to retire any of their gear after a serious fall, or if damaged, or after a certain number of uses or years. Because of this, unknow thousands of pieces of climbing protection are retired every year. Some is repurposed, some becomes memorabilia, and certainly much of it finds its way to a landfill. A few of the ropes used in the A16 climbing classes have been in storage for nearly 20 years. Now they will be put to good use as dog leashes.