The Mountaineers was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1906. Standing committees were appointed at that first meeting of the club to take over the work and organization of the two main activities, the local and annual outings. The number of standing committees grew with the increasing membership and interests of the club. Mountain climbing has been one of the major interests. In 1935, climbing classes were organized to teach the fundamentals of mountaineering. The Mountaineers were the first organized group to develop skiing in the Northwest.
Summit registers and artifacts.
Open to all users.
Creator's copyrights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Received in several donations from the Mountaineers between 1971 and 2022.
Processed by Anna Shelton; processing completed in 2011.
This accession is the result of the merger of several accessions including 1838-6 (just the summit registers from this accession), 2013-003, 2013-004, 2013-005, 2013-006, 2013-007, 2013-010 and intake 2015100506, 2019020603, 2019020801, 2022042002, 2022050901, 2022052501, and 2023051101.
An undated empty metal film canister labeled 'Eldorado Peak' together with the canister cap and small pencil are stored behind the follower block of box 2, wrapped in white tissue.
For Gannett Peak, see series below, "Mountains Outside of Washington", located in box 9.
A glass bottle containing fragile paper fragments (including from first ascent in 1945) is stored behind follower block of box 3. Mary Sutliff confirmed 10-24-2011 that this was retrieved from Hagan Mountain in the North Cascades, west of Ross Lake. Noted here to clarify confusion with spelling on outside of bottle 'Hagen'.
Includes loose pieces of paper, one definitely and some tentatively identified.
1926-1927 summit register is missing, correspondence about the register is present
Includes separate register of south-face ascents of Sinister Peak in 1964-1965
Warrior Peak register includes transcript covering 1945-1968.
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Chris Maynor
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated in 2011
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt. Has note from Connor McEnte that claims register was partially eaten by marmot.
Donated by J. Rohback. Collected by a member of Boeing Employees Alpine Society (BOEALPS).
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt. Contains a letter from Vernon L. Johnson.
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt. In two parts: the yellow book is part one and the loose pages are part two.
Donated in 2011
Donated in 2011
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Liberty Bell Group, North Cascades
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Includes 1 Plastic Ziplock bag. Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January.
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt, 2023 January
Donated by Monty Vanderbilt