Chouinard 4 Inch Bong Pitons
The largest of Chouinard Equipments pitons, these aluminum 4 inch Bongs were used when the climbing became wide and gnarly. One of ours came to us from an old El Paso County (Colorado) equipment...
Category: Piton
Clog Bong-Bong Pitons
These Clog Bong pitons are just barely under 3 inches in size. They are early 1970s or perhaps late 1960s examples of Clog piton design.
Leeper Z-Pitons
Leeper Z-Pitons have incredible holding power. The springy “Z” cross section provided a good bite when used by its self and also make stacking easier and more secure. The sizes shown are: (left to right)...
Forrest Nut Hammer
1974 Forrest Mountaineering “Nut Hammer”. This bare metal version was available first and later a black corrosion treatment, similar to the other Mjollnir hammers, became available. The pick is fixed and the handle is epoxied...
Wooden Wedges
Wooden wedges have been used by climbers for a long time. Most were home made but many early Sporthuases in Europe carried commercial versions with refinements like beveled edges, grooves for the cordage to...
Early Chouinard Knifeblade Pitons
Early 1960’s Chouinard Knifeblade pitons from the personal rack of Steve Komito the well known Estes Park, Colorado cobbler and climber. Komito has been a steady fixture of Colorado climbing for many years. He often partnered...
The Vertical Archaeology Archives
A little sneak peak into the home archives of Vertical Archaeology. This is our “on hand” archive and doesn’t include the items currently on loan or on display with other collections. We also have...
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...
Leeper Project
Two interesting pieces from a large collection of Leeper equipment which came up for sale on Mountain Project and eventually sold to a used gear shop in Northern Colorado. Vertical Archaeology acquired these two odd...