Piton Keeper Rings
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- Keeper rings with an assortment of pitons.
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- L to R: Troll, unknown, ASMU
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- Troll clasp detail
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- Troll clasp detail
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- Troll clasp detail
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- Ring size comparison.
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- Keeper rings could carry many pitons.
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- T to B: ASMU, unknown, Troll
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- Latch detail
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- T to B: ASMU, unknown, Troll
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- Ring size comparison.
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- Troll keeper rings in the 1972 Ellis Brigham catalog. Two sizes.
Piton or “Peg” keeper rings would work really well when a climber needed to carry large arsenals of iron. There are three types in our archives: Troll keeper rings, ASMU keeper rings, and a third unidentified type.