Early Chouinard Piton

Object/Artifact

-

Yosemite Climbing Museum

Two early hand forged Lost Arrow pitons made by Yvon Chouinard.

Two early hand forged Lost Arrow pitons made by Yvon Chouinard.

Name/Title

Early Chouinard Piton

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.34

Description

An early "Lost Arrow" type Chouinard piton that was hand-forged.

Use

piton

Context

Prior to manufacturing updates, Yvon Chouinard hand-forged these pitons. These are some of the first pitons he ever made. He quickly learned to make pitons in more efficient ways when he and Tom Frost started Chouinard Equipment.

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Category

Pitons
Climbing Hardware

Acquisition

Accession

2026.1

Notes

Acquired from Tom Frost in 2015 or 2016

Made/Created

Artist

Chouinard

Dimensions

Dimension Description

need dimensions

Material

steel

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 09

Date

January 27, 2026

Web Links and URLs

https://vimeo.com/1164786983/ca6ee55aa5

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tom Frost

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Caption in the museum is: "Two early hand forged Lost Arrow pitons made by Yvon Chouinard."

Create Date

January 21, 2026

Update Date

February 13, 2026