Experimental #2 Carabiner RCS

Object/Artifact

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Yosemite Climbing Museum

Name/Title

Experimental #2 Carabiner RCS

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.14

Description

RCS experimental Carabiner

Use

Connected rope to equipment

Context

Used in introducing rock climbing in Yosemite Valley by the Sierra Club

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Category

Carabiners
Climbing Hardware

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2

Notes

Ken Yager, Murray Barnett and Mike Corbett received from Richard M. Leonard at his home in 1993

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown, perhaps someone in the Sierra Club

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Material/Technique

possibly steel

Dimensions

Dimension Description

entire carabiner

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

4-3/16 in

Diameter

1/4 in

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 01

Date

December 25, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Richard M. Leonard

Notes

one of three carabiners received from Richard M. Leonard in 1993

Create Date

December 24, 2025

Update Date

December 27, 2025