1930 to 1950 Austrian Equipment
This selection of soft iron pitons and vintage equipment comes to us from the Allgau and Austrian Alps. The owner used them from the 1930s through the 1950s when they were finally retired. The...
Documenting the evolving tools of our vertical world
This selection of soft iron pitons and vintage equipment comes to us from the Allgau and Austrian Alps. The owner used them from the 1930s through the 1950s when they were finally retired. The...
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...