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Charlet - Moser (14 point) Crampons

Accession Number

332.2008.1

Object Name

Charlet - Moser (14 point) Crampons

Created

12/11/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

12/11/2008

Brief Description

set of Charlet- Moser Crampons.12 points plus two heel points. Leather straps.

Materials

metal, leather

Dimensions

40(l) x 12(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1 pair

Inscription Description

Inscription reads "CHARLET - MOSER MADE IN FRANCE

Colour

brown

Maker

Charlet-Moser

Object Production Place

France

Provenance

14 points is not normal for a crampon as they usually have twelve or less.In this case the Chamonix based company, Charlet Moser, have added two extra points at the rear of the crampon to assist in descending steep ice.
Interestingly, lots of accidents are caused by mountaineers slipping when coming downhill on steep snow and ice, even when wearing ordinary crampons, so this would seem to be an excellent idea, even more so when considering the steep, very hard glacier ice of the Alps.
Surprisingly then, the idea didn’t catch on, in the UK anyway, though Charlet-Moser may have had more success in the Alps.
The company were taken over by Petzl in 2000 to become Petzl- Charlet though the latter seems to have disappeared by 2020.

Acquisition Date

12/11/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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