Hand Winch?

[Weidenheimer Allan P <weidenhe@domain.elided>]

>I never observed any part of that ascent, but I have seen the hand 
>powered winch in action. It is so unbelievably powerful that I had no 
>idea a machine like that was around and in frequent use. 
Bill:
Any idea what brand/model they have?  Is it one of those Avenir (SP?)
types I see a small 2x2 ad for in the back of sever 4x4 mags?

Allan Weidneheimer
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