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Blacksmith Nicola Codega founded C.A.M.P. in 1889 to produce wrought-iron goods. The company first enteres the climbing equipment business in 1920 when Nicola's son Antonio started making ice axes for the Italian Army Alpine Corps. The firm continued to grow and was handed down through the family.
From about 1950 through 1976, C.A.M.P. used a diamopnd-shaped logo bearing "D CN & FD CAMP" for "Ditta Cogenda Nicol;a & Figli De Cogedga Antonio Metilde Premana.
In 1968, C.A.M.P. trusted Robert Charles Maillot and his firm INTERALP to distribute C.A.M.P. products outside Italy. These products bore both C.A.M.P. and INTERALP logos. Their relationship continued until 1980.
C.A.M.P. changed its name to "Construzione Articoli Montagna Premana" in 1972.
In 1977 C.A.M.P. started using a new logo with "CAMP" inside a rounded rectangle above a mountian.
C.A.M.P. introduced a new wolfs-head logo in 1992.
C.A.M.P. acquired CASSIN in 1997.
In 2003 C.A.M.P. again changed the company name, this time to "Concezione Articoli Montagna Premana, and changed their logo to CAMP in italics.
C.A.M.P. introduced another new logo in 2022.
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I acquired this Job from Dirk Stoffels of NSW, Australia in 2000. Dirk noticed I was looking for a Job on my Ten Most Wanted List and sent me his.
The C.A.M.P./Interalp Job is forged from aluminum alloy. Mine is 171 mm. tall, 100 mm. wide, and 34 mm. thick. The Faders has a distinct bend that accounts for the increased thickness; if flat, it would be only 12.2 mm. thick. The rope hole is 37 mm. high and 67 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 12 mm. The shaft length and width are 95 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 74 mm. high and 36 mm. wide. The eye measures 25 mm. by 25 mm. The ears are 22.7 and 22.2 mm. long. My C.A.M.P./Interalp Job weighs 199 g.
The concave side of my Job is stamped with "JOB," the C.A.M.P. logo, "Brev CABLE," and "Made in Italy."
The Job falls into my miscellaneous figure eights with ears category. I first found out about the Job when I acquired my Interalp C.A.M.P. Look ascenders during a visit to Italy in 1982. The two are designed to be used together, and they share the same instruction sheet. I had never seen the Job or an advertisement for it at the time, nor have I seen one since.
The Job is a long eight with not one, but two pairs of ears. Like the Famau but unlike almost all other eared eights, the ears are placed out of the way where they can actually do some good. Unless you are rappelling on doubled rope, one pair would have been sufficient.
The side view shows that the Job has a pronounced bend. This allows rigging for high or low friction, although as with most eights, "high" friction is a misnomer. The bend makes it a bit harder to pack, but since the bend is smooth, it really isn't that bad.
I was excited to finally get my hands on one of these (OK, maybe I need to get a life). All in all, I like the Job, even if it is a bit longer than it needs to be.
This Job was made after C.A.M.P. terminated their working arrangement with Interalp in 1980, making it the newer of my two Jobs.
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I acquired this Job from The Outdoor Outpost in 2007. It was made between 1977 and 1980.
This Job is forged from aluminum alloy. Mine is 174 mm. tall, 100 mm. wide, and 34 mm. thick. The rope hole is 36 mm. high and 67 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 12 mm. The shaft length and width are 96 mm. and 39 mm., respectively. The auxiliary hole is 74 mm. high and 36 mm. wide. The eye measures 24 mm. by 24 mm. The ears are 23.3 and 21.3 mm. long. My C.A.M.P./Interalp Job, C.A.M.P./Interalp weighs 199 g.
The concave side of this Job is stamped with "JOB," the C.A.M.P. logo, "CABLE," and the Interalp logo
The C.A.M.P. and C.A.M.P./Interalp versions are essentially identical, except for the markings.
This Job was made after C.A.M.P. adopted its new logo in 1977, but before C.A.M.P. terminated their working arrangement with Interalp in 1980. This makes it the older of my two Jobs.
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