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Stubai-Nanga Parbat Extrem - Ice Axe

Accession Number

1656.2022.1

Object Name

Stubai-Nanga Parbat Extrem - Ice Axe

Created

11/05/2022

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

11/05/2022

Brief Description

Stubai-Nanga Parbat Extrem - Ice Axe With pointed ferrule and serrated pick and a hole in the head. Blue wrist leash attached.

Materials

Metal, rubber, nylon

Dimensions

Shaft and ferrule 52(L) cms. Head 28(L) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Stubai logo and “NANGA PARBAT EXTREM MADE IN AUSTRIA” on head

Colour

Silver, black

Maker

Stubai

Object Production Place

Austria

Provenance

Stubai of Austria began life as a consortium of blacksmiths back in the mists of time; their staple products at that time being tools for industry and agriculture.
The sturdy, robust nature of the company’s early tools has continued into modern times, a good example of which we have here in the collection.
The Stubai Aschenbrenner ice axe was the most successful wooden shafted ice axe of all time and there were a few variations on the theme, the wooden shafted Nanga Parbat was one.
Metal shafted ice axes arrived on the scene in the 1960’s when Scottish mountaineer, Hamish MacInnes, produced his MacInnes Massey all metal ice axe.
Along with many others, Stubai quickly followed in Hamish’s footsteps, creating amongst others, the Nanga Parbat Extrem, keeping the wooden versions name but changing the pick design and giving it a metal shaft.
So, a classic Stubai, a chunky no frills axe which would probably last forever.
It was kindly donated by Malcolm Smith - thanks Malcolm.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Malcolm Smith

Acquisition Date

11/05/2022

Condition Check Date

11/05/2022

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

11/05/2022

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