Alpenbock Climbing Club (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Alpenbock Climbing Club scrapbook collection
Collection
Identifier: P1566
Abstract
The Alpenbock Climbing Club was formed between 1958-1959 in Salt Lake City, Utah and dedicated to rock climbing. The group was involved in the founding of the Salt Lake County Jeep Patrol Mountain Rescue Team, the first formal search and rescue group in the county, and was a proponent of the Leave No Trace movement in climbing. This collection contains two scrapbooks compiled by members between 1961 and 1987, with...
Dates:
1961-1987
Rick Reese papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1424
Abstract
The Rick Reese papers contain a letter from Rick Reese to Jack Newell in which he writes his memories of mountain climbing and details climbs he went on, who was with him and how the sport has changed through the years. The collection also contains news clippings of rescues in the Grand Tetons, materials regarding Ted Wilson and Roland Wyatt, his years in Montana and Alpenbock Climbing Club items.
Dates:
1959-2008
Dick Wallin photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1420
Abstract
Richard Dean “Dick” Wallin (1942-2021) was a Utah doctor and rock climber who was a member of the Alpenbock Climbing Club and a volunteer in outdoor search and rescue. This collection contains digital only images and slides of Wallin and friends rock climbing, skiing, and hiking dating from the 1960s to 1990s.
Dates:
1960-1999