Ax, Ice
- Object Name:
- Ax, Ice
- Object ID:
- 2006.046.01
- Place of Origin:
- Chamonix, France
- Date:
- 1890-1910
- Description:
- Ice axe used on winter climbs in the White Mountains of New Hampshire by Dr. Ralph Clinton Larrabee (1870-1935) of Boston, MA. Steel head with adze and toothed pick. One side of head is stamped "A. SIMOND / A / CHAMONIX". Other side of head is stamped with figure of a chamois (a European mountain goat). Head secured with two nuts and bolts on top. Wooden shaft. Leather band, 3/4" wide, encircling shaft 12.5" from bottom tip, attached with brass nails. Steel ferrule and spike at bottom end of shaft.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Steel
Brass
Tissue
Leather - Dimensions:
- W-8.8 L-45.3 D-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Ralph Clinton Larrabee (1870-1935) was a Boston physician, photographer, hiker, winter climber, and a leading member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. He was a two-term president of the AMC and chairman of its Guide Book Committee for many years.
The ice axe and crampons were probably used by Ralph Larrabee on the first known winter traverse of the Presidential Range, which he completed with Herschel Parker in 1896. - Credit Line:
- Gift of David and Katherine Larrabee in memory of Ralph C. Larrabee and Martin G. Larrabee
- People:
- Larrabee, Ralph C. (1870-1935)
- Subjects:
- Mountain climbing, Mountaineering, Axes, Ice
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