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Avalanche probes

Accession Number

616.2008.1

Object Name

Avalanche probes

Created

04/12/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

04/12/2008

Brief Description

Sectional avalanche probes in red nylon bag.Four metal poles which slot into each other.Three have brass screw cylinders on top and one has a metal piece used for turning pole.Two nails are taped on to this.Bag has velcro tie on top.

Materials

metal, brass, nylon

Dimensions

bag - 54(l) x 6(w) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

On top of bag " SCOTLAND NEVISPORT " and a mountain shape logo with arrowhead at end.

Colour

red, brown

Maker

Nevisport

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

Ian Sutherland (Sudsy) and Ian Sykes (Spike) set up a little climbing shop in Fort William High Street in 1969 and called it Nevisport. Both were members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team at the time, indeed Sudsy was the team leader. Avalanches were a pretty common occurence on the mountains of Lochaber in those days, as indeed they still are 40 years later, and as the fairly lightweight aluminium avalanche probes in use at the time were always breaking - particularly at the joint - Spike and Sudsy began making their own which were marketed, via the Nevisport brand, to rescue teams nationwide. Some 40 years on - new technology has rendered these ones obsolete, though the fact that they are still intact shows their strength, and rather than see them go in the skip, we rescued these ones from Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team's store.
Nevisport went on to a glittering career in the outdoor retail world, there being 14 shops at one time. It was sold to a firm called Trespass in 2008, though some shops continue to trade under the Nevisport banner.

Acquisition Method

salvaged by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

04/12/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Normal Location

Bohuntin

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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