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Engineers' Nuts on nylon sling

Accession Number

1365.2016.1

Object Name

Engineers' Nuts on nylon sling

Created

08/11/2016

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

08/11/2016

Brief Description

Two Engineers' Nuts on long piece of Viking nylon sling

Materials

metal, nylon

Dimensions

nuts - 2(W) and 2.5(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Colour

silver

Provenance

Early climbers simply hitched the rope around a rock spike - if they could find one - to make an anchor. They also carried small rope slings to make running belays as they progressed. Pitons were the next thing to arrive and reigned supreme for decades until someone realised that an engineer's nut fitted nicely into various fissures in the rock so 1960's climbers would often carry several slings draped around their necks with a selection of 'nuts' threaded on them. The perfectionists would often drill out the nut to remove the thread so it wouldn't cut into the rope. More often the thread was left on as with the fine examples we have here on a Viking nylon sling.
They were kindly donated by Mountain Guide, John Cheesmond.

Acquisition Method

Donated by John Cheesmond

Acquisition Date

08/11/2016

Condition Check Date

08/11/2016

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

08/11/2016

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