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Kpok Rock Climbing Camming Device

Accession Number

1481.2019.1

Object Name

Kpok Rock Climbing Camming Device

Created

28/03/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

28/03/2019

Brief Description

Kpok Camming device on sling

Materials

metal,

Dimensions

18(L) x 5(H) x 6(W) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"KPOK" stamped inside circular logo

Colour

silver, turquoise

Maker

Kpok

Object Production Place

Ukraine

Provenance

Kpok camming devices are/were made in the Ukraine and distributed by a company called ‘Gear for Less’, though whether or not that means less money or less safety we are not sure!
A few of them made their way into the UK and quickly got the cheap and nasty label as they were poorly engineered and didn’t look the part; the wire stem as opposed to a solid one made them more difficult to place as it would bend if you had to push them into a crack. There were doubts about the strength though nobody seems to have tested them and we suspect they were quite strong.
The last info we have is from 2009 and the one we have here probably pre- dates that by a year or two. It was recovered from a crack on a rock climb in 2015 by our chairman, Mick Tighe.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Mick Tighe

Acquisition Date

28/03/2019

Condition Check Date

28/03/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/03/2019

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