Piton Keeper Rings

Curator

9 years ago

Keeper rings with an assortment of pitons.

L to R: Troll, unknown, ASMU

Troll clasp detail

Ring size comparison.

Keeper rings could carry many pitons.

T to B: ASMU, unknown, Troll

Latch detail

Ring size comparison.

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.