1962 Charlet-Moser Hammer
Superb workmanship and a rugged design made this hammer a great tool for pitoncraft, drilling, and general mountaineering use. It has a good feel with just the right balance of weight between the head...
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1980 Au Vieux Campeur Catalog – Climbing Selection
Au Vieux Campeur is a French sporting equipment supplier which has offered high quality equipment for over seventy-six years. This catalog offers a great snapshot of mainly european equipment available in 1980 and includes some interesting...
1987 Chouinard Hammer
Chouinard produced this design in 1987. It featured a heavy hammer head with no notch on the underside of the striking surface and a three bolt system for attaching a long curved alpine pick...
MacInnes-Peck Terrordactyl
From the 1971 Alpine Club Journal: “MacInnes-Peck ice tools New ice-axes and Terrordactyls A new all-metal ice-axe has been developed by Hamish MacInnes which uses the same well tried Hiduminium shaft of the earlier...
Forrest Mountaineering Lifetime Modular Ice Tool
From the 1983 Forrest Mountaineering catalog: Lifetime Axe and Hammer The Forrest Lifetime Axe and Lifetime Hammer are the finest ice tools in the world. they are a perfect blend of advanced design, delicate...
Stubai Habeler/Messner Hammer
The crag hammer version of the late 70s early 80s Stubai metal shaft hammer. I have yet to conclusively date this version but research reveals two very similar versions, the “Walker” and the “Combi-hammer”,...
1950 & 1952 Military Issue Piton Hammers
U.S. military piton hammers were originally designed during world war two for use by the famed 10th Mountain Division. They are very similar in size and shape to European hammers of the same time...
1971 Chouinard Piton Hammer
Vertical Archaeology has been fortunate in acquiring this fine example of an early Chouinard hammer and Dolt holster. The items were purchased through eBay and usually that can be a pretty anonymous way to buy gear. But...
Dolt Holster
Tim Beamans early 1970s Dolt Holster.