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Clog R.U.R.P. Pitons

Accession Number

258.2008.1

Object Name

Clog R.U.R.P. Pitons

Created

29/10/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

29/10/2008

Brief Description

Realised Ultimate Reality Pitons ( R.U.R.P.) P shaped . Two holes. Flat with rounded end.

Materials

metal

Dimensions

3.5(l) x 3.5(w) x 0.2(d) cms

Number Of Objects

2

Inscription Description

Shop label tied on reads "CLOG MICRO PITONS £1.15 EACH"

Colour

black

Maker

Clog

Object Production Place

Wales

Provenance

Yvon Chouinard started making climbing gear back in 1957 when "just out of high school he bought an anvil, forge and a book on blacksmithing and set up shop in his parents backyard in Burbank,California"
He was joined by Tom Frost in 1965 and they produced gear out of The Great Pacific Ironworks. Their 1978 catalogue tells the R.U.R.P. story:
Chouinard rurp
We developed the Realized Ultimate Reality Piton in 1960 specifically for the ascent of the West Face of Kat Pinnacle in Yosemite. Since then it has become standard equipment on major artificial climbing routes around the rest of the world. Used in bottoming incipient cracks, it has helped to stem the malignant growth of bolt placement by opening otherwise unclimbable passages. The RURP is stamped from a very tough high alloy steel and has a machine ground taper.
Blade Length: 1/2 inch Weight: 1/2 ounce Price: $1.35
NB Chouinard is describing his own version of a R.U.R.P. here, the ones we have in the collection were made by Clog in N. Wales.

Acquisition Date

29/10/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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