- The Mazamas
The Mazamas (pronounced "mah zah maz") is a
mountaineering club based in Portland,Oregon ,United States . It was foundedJuly 19 1894 on the summit ofMount Hood . Charter members had responded to an advertisement in the "Morning Oregonian" ofJune 12 1894 announcing a meeting at the summit. cite web
url = http://www.mazamas.org/
title = Mazamas—Your Adventure Starts Here
publisher = The Mazamas
accessdate = 2007-01-23] In all, 105 men and women were founders. Soon after, members did pioneering climbs throughout Oregon and Washington. cite book
author =Fred Beckey
title =Cascade Alpine Guide , Volume I
publisher = The Mountaineers
date = 1987
id = ISBN 0-89886-127-6 ]The Mazamas have been an important part of the climbing community in the
Pacific Northwest of theUnited States since their founding. In addition to organizing hundreds of climbing trips and expeditions by their members annually, they are involved in education and conservation. They are similar in their aims and activities to The Mountaineers ofSeattle, Washington , which began in 1906 as an auxiliary of The Mazamas. cite web
title = Mountaineering
author = E. S. Meany
publisher = Edmond S. Meany Papers
url = http://content.lib.washington.edu/mtnweb/essay.html
work = University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections, Accesssion 106-70-12, Box 107/8
date =
accessdate = 2007-01-23 ]References
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