'I've got three Salathé pitons given to me by on old family friend who climbed with John Salathé.

'My friend grew up in the Bay Area and as a teen was in a Sierra Club rock climbing group that had Salathé, Steck, and Bedayn as instructors/mentors for kids like him. This was pre-1950 years. I am 100% positive of the provenance of these pitons as being made by John Salathé himself. The stories told to me were quite great.

'About ten years ago I was given a few pieces of off his old rack that had been hanging on a nail in the garage for decades. Here are some photos.'

 

The piton is 4 1/2' long, and has some old paint on the head for i.d. purposes, which I am leaving on as removal would also remove the old patina. This is the first Salathe Piton ever offered for sale, that I know of, and may be the only one you may ever see. We also have two other styles listed.