The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
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GAB drive in ice screw
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Hermione Cooper
27/09/2011
GAB drive in ice screw. Hollow cylinder with hangar at the top.
metal
22(l) x 2(diameter) cms
1
"GAB" written in green at the top
silver
Gab
Germany
Gunther Gabriel is the man behind this ice screw. He's based in G ermany and seems to have 'invented' various types of mountaineering equipment.
Technically, this is an 'ice piton', as it needs to be hammered into the ice and screwed back out again. There was another more common version around called a SNARG, a couple of which we have in the collection.
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Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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