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Tri- Cams by Jeff Lowe

Accession Number

1548.2020.1

Object Name

Tri- Cams by Jeff Lowe

Created

22/07/2020

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

22/07/2020

Brief Description

Three Tri-Cams on nylon webbing.

Materials

metal, nylon

Dimensions

Sizes 3 and 5 and 2 9.7 and 6.7 and 4.5 (L) cms

Number Of Objects

3

Inscription Description

"3" "5" "2" on cam and " LOWE CAMP INTERALP SALEWA TRICAM US PAT. 3877679 MADE IN ITALY" on webbing

Colour

silver, orange, blue, purple

Maker

Camp

Object Production Place

Italy

Provenance

Pitons were the main method of making rock anchors/ belays in the early days of mountaineering and then someone came up with the idea of threading some nuts ( as in nuts and bolts) on a length of rope to use for jamming into cracks. The first commercially produced ‘nuts’ specifically produced for rock climbing replicated the hexagonal shape of a nut, with companies like Clog in North Wales being leaders in the field.
Hundreds, maybe thousands, of variations on the theme have appeared in the ensuing decades, some rather more bizzare, some successful and some not.
The Tri-Cams we have here in the collection were created by American climber, Jeff Lowe, in the early 1980’s and were popular in America, less so in the UK, though they are still available in 2020 for around £20 each and are produced by Camp in Italy.
These three were salvaged by our good friend, Morten Hansen, when the Skye Mountain Rescue Team, of which he is a member, were having a clear out.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Morten Hansen

Acquisition Date

22/07/2020

Condition Check Date

22/07/2020

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

02/09/2022

Modifier

HC

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