I had a look at this set in a Charity shop this week. Extreme Rock Climbers by Drumond Park from 2002.
I'd never seen a rock climbing toy before and it recalled my rock climbing exploits with my Action Man in the 1960's and again with my daughter's Barbies in the 80's. Action Man had his own Mountain Rescue Set but I had to improvise with Barbie and use string and paperclips. Mountains were always the same though, beds and chairs.
This modern set hasn't got 12 inch figures in it but much smaller articulated figures, which do look rather swish I must say.
This is the box. I regret not buying it now!
There's a large plastic mountain face and two climbers.
The climbers can dangle from hooks. I can just see the Trollemburg Terror waiting for this chappie at the top!
You get lots of gubbins in bags and a set of rules, so it must be a competitive game rather than simply being a toy.
All these pics are off online auctions and it's being sold for a darn sight more than the Charity shop was asking!
Have you had any climbing toys?
.... and out of interest, do you consider 2002 to be vintage, old, modern or what?
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Postscript
Hugh from the Small Scale World site has let us know of a much older climbing toy, Everest by Merit from .... 1961! How cool is that AND vintage!
This one was pictured on Etsy
I seen to recall a more simplistic version from the 70's called Cliff Hangerrrr - or is my memory joshing with me again?
ReplyDeleteHad a google. Couldn't find it Mike but I can well imagine there being one!
DeleteWhen I search for old toys online I usually use 'vintage' as my first search word, Woodsy. For me, 'vintage' still relates to toys from my childhood in the '60s-'70s and earlier. I struggle to keep up and adapt when toys from the '90s and sometimes much newer tend to appear as 'vintage' in the search. Perhaps they are vintage now, at least to younger people? I'd imagine younger generations have their own social signifiers which define vintage.
ReplyDeleteWhat about you, Woodsy - as a collector and former toy dealer, what's your idea of vintage? :)
Vintage for me is the 50's, 60's, 70's and now I suppose the 80's. I would say from 90's onwards it's modern although many would disagree and call the 90's vintage. Even I struggle with the 90's as to what to call it. From 2060 onwards all our toys will officially be antiques Tone! Blimey!
DeleteMerit did an Everest one? Or was it Triang . . . ? With little green and orange climbers about 35-mil
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Wow, cheers Hugh. It was Merit. 1961. Nothing's new under the sun! Cheers!
DeleteThat's it!! Thanks from my fading memory cells!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! Well done remembering too Mike. I love the box art!
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