RCS Nail #3 - Straight

Object/Artifact

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Yosemite Climbing Museum

Name/Title

RCS Nail #3 - Straight

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.18

Description

Straight RCS Nail

Use

Used to stand on while pounding another one higher on the climb. Started to bend.

Context

Used by Bestor Robinson, Jules Eichorn and Richard M. Leonard during first RCS climbing trip to Yosemite Valley over Labor Day Weekend 1933. Started to bend.

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2

Notes

Acquired in 1993

Made/Created

Artist

RCS member

Date made

circa 1933

Material

steel, soft

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 01

Date

December 25, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Richard M. Leonard

Notes

Acquired 1993

Create Date

December 24, 2025

Update Date

January 1, 2026