Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2003.39.022
Accession#:
2003.39
Credit Line:
Donated by the Juneau Icefield Research Project.
Object Name:
Ax, Ice
Title:
Wood—Handled Red Ice Ax with Rope Leash
Date:
1950
Description:
Ice ax with wooden shaft, oval in cross—section, painted red. Head has adz on one side and pick with serrated tip on other. At bottom is steel spike, center wrapped with duct tape. "FGER" & "C—18" written on shaft in marker. Yellow nylon cord with blue accents looped around head to form leash. Stamped into steel head: "HIMALAYA—PICKEL MODELL KUNO RAINER".
Notes:
See 2003.39.001
"Pickel" means ice—ax in German. Kuno Rainer was famous Alpie & Himalayan mountaineer of the 1930's & 40's. C—18 stands for Camp 18 of JIFP on the Icefield, "FGER is Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research — the endowed arm of JIRP.
"Pickel" means ice—ax in German. Kuno Rainer was famous Alpie & Himalayan mountaineer of the 1930's & 40's. C—18 stands for Camp 18 of JIFP on the Icefield, "FGER is Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research — the endowed arm of JIRP.
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Glacier
Winter
Environment
Weather
Glacier
Winter
Environment
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Wood-Handled Red Ice Ax with R
Wood-Handled Red Ice Ax with R
Wood-Handled Red Ice Ax with R
Wood-Handled Red Ice Ax with R