The orange colored ice wart hog screw donated by Pete Takeda is made by Mountain Technologies in the 1970s. Through a extensive piton study by John Middendorf the ice piton listed as being made in 1900 is being changed to being created the earliest time being 1918. The previous owner of the piton stated that it is indeed 1900, but due to the perfect eye the piton has, which is a Fiechtl 19teens first design, this piton eye had to be created more around the later 19teens. My gut feeling is that it was made around 1922. |