Walt Bailey papers, 1951-1982

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Walt Bailey papers, 1951-1982

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The collection contains Walt Bailey's accounts of mountain climbing in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico as well as a register from the summit of Pilot Peak (Wyoming).

cubicft. (1 box)

eng,

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Bailey, Walt

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Walt Bailey was a chemistry professor and founder of the “Wyoming Mountaineers” climbing club at Casper College. He passed away in 1958 from high altitude pulmonary edema while climbing Alpamayo in Peru. Since his passing there has been a mountain (Walt Bailey Peak in the Wyoming Wind River Range) and a trail (Walt Bailey Memorial Route on Devil’s Tower) named in his honor. From the guide to the Walt Bailey papers, 1951-1982, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Cen...