David F. DeLap papers, 1923-1987

Blackburn, Quin A.

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DeLap, David F.

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David Frank DeLap climbed the Grand Teton in 1923. At the time he was attending summer school at the University of Montana in Missoula. He joined fellow students, Quin Blackburn and Andy DePirro in the ascent. DeLap was from Bozeman, Montana. From the guide to the David F. DeLap papers, 1923-1987, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.) ...

Bonney, Orrin H.

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Orrin and Lorraine Bonney were joint authors of the books "Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas" (1960), and "Battle Drums and Geysers" (1970), a biography of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, an explorer of the Yellowstone and Snake River regions in the 1870s. From the description of Orrin and Lorraine Bonney Papers, 1960-1971. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28205525 ...

Owen, W. O. (William Octavius), 1859-1947

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William O. Owen (1859-1947) was a surveyor and mountaineer who lived in Laramie, Wyoming, when the town was first founded. In 1898, he climbed the Grand Teton. His claim to be the first person to reach the summit of the Grand Teton was disputed by N.P. Langford, who claimed to have reached the summit in 1872. After years of controversy, Owen's feat was officially recognized by the State of Wyoming in 1929. From the description of William O. Owen papers, 1890-1930. (University of Wyom...

Ortenburger, Leigh N.

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Leigh Ortenburger was an American mountaineer and mountain photographer. He wrote the classic mountaineering guidebook, A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range. Before his sudden death in the Oakland Hills fire of 1991 he had nearly finished a manuscript on the early exploration of the Teton range, including the controversy on the first ascent of the Grand Teton. He had also been at work for a photo essay on the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, the result of ten mountaineering trips to the range. Born in...