The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
669.2008.1
Stubai Piton Hammer
16/12/2008
Hermione Cooper
16/12/2008
'Stubai' piton hammer. Wooden shaft with leather leash through hole at the bottom. Square hammer head and smooth pick.
wood, metal, leather
Shaft 23(l) x 11(cir)cms. Head 14(l) cms.
1
Diamond on the head with "STUBAI" inside.
brown, silver
Stubai
Austria
A blush of rust on the head, otherwise this lovely wee piton hammer is in mint condition and doesn't look as if it's ever bashed a piton - even the original leather wrist loop is still there. Most rock climbers carried a 'rack' of pitons and a hammer to drive them in, in the 1960's and 70's until improved protection technology rendered them both redundant. These Stubai ones were fairly common, but few have survived in such good condition
16/12/2008
28/04/2009
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009