Dolt Holster
Tim Beamans early 1970s Dolt Holster.
Category: Hardware
Jardine Enterprises 1st Generation Friends
#1 and #3 early versions of the iconic ridged stem Friends. Ray Jardine worked to refine this design and changed they way we all protect ourselves on the rock. Initially, three sizes were offered....
Stubai Hammer (1972)
Vertical Archaeology acquired this Stubai hammer from a collector in Germany. He sent a photo and I remembered seeing the exact model in a recently archived 1972 Ellis Bingham catalog so we made a deal and transferred...
British Army Pitons (1952 issue)
Two pitons issued to British military mountain warfare troops in 1952. The long narrow “lost arrow” type pitons are heavy and thick with a large head and eye. Their weak point is where the head...
Lowe Alpine Systems Hummingbird Ice Axes
These recently donated axes are great early production models from approximately 1974. They had recessed 5mm threaded set screws holding the tube picks in place and rolled steel pins securing the head to the fiberglass...
Edelrid Bivo
Edelrid produced the first Bivo cams in 1984. This is a later production model which has the improved trigger design. Stéphane Pennequins Nuts Museum has more on these unique cams.
Bergsport Joker
The Joker was first produced around 1985. These cams had two moving cam lobes and a third fixed cam surface in opposition. The stem was a flexible spring design which would allow the stem to bend in...
Home Made Hardware
The art of making your own equipment is largely forgotten today. There was once a time when quality climbing gear either wasn’t readily available or didn’t come in the sizes or shapes climbers needed...
Eiger Equipment
A collection of miscellaneous Eiger equipment from the Vertical Archaeology archives. The pitons are standard European soft iron types with the “Eiger” logo stamped on one side of the anvil.