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Photograph of Mary Cronin standing on a rock ledge next to a vertical wall, admiring the view - photographed by Agnes Vaille. Early 20th century.

Photograph of Mary Cronin climbing a vertical rock wall. Early 20th century.

Oral history interview conducted with Jim Whittaker at the 2013 American Alpine Club Annual Benefit Dinner. Mr. Whittaker speaks about the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition, conservation and his love of climbing and mountaineering and for the…

Jed Williamson and Gary Landeck discuss Mr. Williamson's start in climbing while in college, his involvement with the American Alpine Club, Outward Bound and climbs with Bill Putnam. They touch on the 1974 U.S. expedition to the Pamir Mountains and…

An account of the first ascent of the North West Face of Half Dome

A man in a blue parka holding a Pakistani flag tied to the shaft of an ice axe

Two mountaineers on a steep grassy slope, craggy peaks in the background

A porter with an ice axe and backpack

A man in a blue parka climbing a snowy slope, photographed from above

A man wearing an orange backpack walking under icicles