American climber Greg Lowe invented the first hammer in,screw out, ice screw in the 1970’s and for some reason or other called it a ‘snarg’. He went into production, in a joint deal with Italian manufacturers, CAMP, around 1980. The one we have here seems to be a pirate version as we can’t find any markings on it, and there are a couple of variations from the originals. Mick Tighe acquired this one somewhere along the way, though in the ever evolving world of ice screws/ pitons, its use would have been brief – probably a few seasons in the 1980’s. P.S. Apparently,creator of the ‘Snarg’, Greg Lowe, took the name from the sword of Flash Gordon in the TV series.