RCS Nail #2 - Bent
Name/Title
RCS Nail #2 - BentEntry/Object ID
2025.2.17Description
Bent RCS NailUse
Pounded into stone to stand on and advance up the climbContext
Used on the very first climbing trip to Yosemite Valley by the RCS over Memorial Day 1933. It bent on Upper Cathedral Spire which was steeper than Lunch Ledge on Washington Column the previous day.Collection
Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent CollectionCategory
Climbing Hardware, Pitons