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The Collections of the American Alpine Club Library
1963 American Everest Expedition. Photo by Barry Corbet. View of dark skies and snow covered mountains.

Women's Climbing Attire: 1876–1935

Women’s climbing outfits: 1877–1898

Women’s climbing outfits: 1901–1914

Women’s climbing outfits: 1914–1919

Women’s climbing outfits: 1923–1935

Illustrations of women’s climbing clothing from 1877–1935. Part of article entitled Fashion on the Peaks: 1876–1935, published in Appalacia Magazine V.20 1934–1935, pages 372-379. Written by Marjorie Hurd and illustrated by Grace N. Aznive and Ethel M. McKenna.

Women's Climbing Attire: 1876–1935