Willi Unsoeld exhibits a rappelling position. Unsoeld earned a BS in physics at Oregon State in 1951. He helped to establish the OSC Mountain Club. He taught religious studies at Oregon State in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1963 he became part of the first group of mountain climbers from the U.S. to scale Mt. Everest. Unsoeld died in an accident on Mt. Rainier in 1979.
A man stands at the base of a crevasse on the White River Glacier. He is dressed in a short, brimmed hat, long sleeved jacket, trousers, and high lace up boots. In his hand he holds a wooden walking stick with a metal tip. A jagged wall of ice can be seen directly above the climber. The surrounding landscape is filled with uneven terrain of ice. Visible in the distance are glacial peaks.
A group of mountian climbers stand at the edges of a glacial crevasse. A woman in the middle of the image climbs down the crevasse using a rope for support. The rope is being held by four individuals. The climbers are dressed in layered garments, boots, hats. They carry bags, ropes, and pointed walking sticks. The surrounding landscape is filled with ice. A rocky cliff can be seen in the distance.
Two men holding an ice ax and peering into a glacial crevasse. One man is standing and is wearing an open-breasted jacket, white collar shirt, black tie or handkerchief, hat and dark pants. The other man is lying on his side propped up on his right shoulder. He is wearing a turtleneck under a light colored sweater, light colored brimmed hat with a black band at its base, and dark trousers. Mountain peaks can be seen in the distance.
Two men and three women posing next to stream of water in front of the Denver Glacier. The women are holding walking sticks and are wearing long dark skirts and long-sleeved blouses. The men are clothed in suits with white collared shirts, ties, and brimmed top hats. The man on the left holds a pair of binoculars. The man and women on the right hold unidentifiable objects with straps, possibly climbing gear. A rocky terrain fills the foreground and large chunks of snow and ice are next to a tall glacial cliff that stands behind the travelers.
Six silhouetted figures standing in a glacial landscape. Three women are dressed in skirts and hats. The women are identified as Mrs. E.T. Pope, who is holding a walking stick, Mrs. McCaughey, and Mrs. Pugh. They are accompanied by three men identided as Mr. Downing, John Pugh, and an unidentified man.