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Salewa Ice Pin

Accession Number

937.2011.1

Object Name

Salewa Ice Pin

Created

04/10/2011

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

04/10/2011

Brief Description

Tubular ice pin with round hangar.

Materials

metal

Dimensions

23(l) x 5(circumference) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"SALEWA MADE IN W GERMANY" inscribed on pin

Colour

silver

Maker

Salewa

Object Production Place

W Germany

Provenance

This Salewa Ice pin is one of the many variations on the Snarg, a drive in, screw out ice screw/piton invented by American climber, Greg Lowe, back in the 1970's. This concept was popular for a decade or so until better ice screw technology made them redundant. The only drive in ice piton that has remained popular over the decades is the Warthog, though this is more a 'Scottish' thing as they are good for hammering into turf, rocks, mud and heather when there is little or no ice left! Snargs, ice pitons and the like are not so handy in such situations. This ice piton was part of Mick Tighe's 'rack' back in the 1980's.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

04/10/2011

Condition Check Date

04/10/2011

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

04/10/2011

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