Vintage Mountain Club Logos Pt.2

Akademischer Alpen Club Zurich

Clubul Alpin Roman

Club Alpino Italiano.

Club Alpin Belge

Harvard Mountain Club

Scottish Mountaineering Club

Karabiner Mountaineering Club

Oregon Alpine Club

Once again my folder full of vintage mountain club logos has reached sharable size. No comparisons this time just a celebration of these fantastic marks. I hate picking favorites as I love them all and they all have an important place in mountaineering and outdoor history but the Scottish Mountaineering Club is pretty special and the Edelweiss flower in the Clubul Alpin Roman is a really nice touch.

Also there has been an update to the Alpine Club of Canada's logo, it has had a refresh since my last Mountain Club Logo post, you can compare the two here.

Paul Petzoldt

National Outdoot Leadership School History

Having read Paul Petzoldt's wonderful "Wilderness Handbook" I was familiar with his work with the National Outdoors Leadership School (NOLS), however I feel like I got a real insight into the great man from a set of videos filmed in the 1960s about NOLS. They give such a fascinating look into the roots of the school and into Petzholdt; his experience, passion and philosophy of the outdoors.

NOLS - Thirty Days to Survival

Petzoldt is a real hero, with a truly incredible resumé. In his youth he climbed extensively in the Grand Teton range and eventually founded the Petzoldt-Exum School of American Mountaineering in the 1930s. He spent time living in England which gave him the opportunity to climb in Europe, particularly in the Swiss Alps during the late 30s where he honed his skills and made a double traverse of the Matterhorn in one day with his climbing buddy Dan Bryant of New Zealand.

Petzoldt was selected to go on the first American expedition to K2, and during the Second World War he became a representative of the Department of Agriculture in Lend-Lease and then became a tutor to the troops of the U.S Army's 10th Mountain Division. After the war, he went on to teach thousands of youthful American's to love and thrive in the outdoors through the 'Outward Bound' program in Colorado in 1963, and then through the founding of NOLS in 1965. He was a true outdoors philosopher and pioneer, believing that youngsters should not be taught at, rather they should be involved in their own progression and learnings.

Sadly Petzoldt died in 1999, however his legacy lives in the people he inspired and through NOLS which still runs to this day. Thank you to NOLS for sharing these videos and for keeping his legacy alive.

Vintage Mountain Club Logos

Adirondack Mountain Club

The Alpine Club of Canada

The American Alpine Club

Appalachian Mountain Club

The Colorado Mountain Club

Mountaineers

I have been attempting to round up some old mountain club logos and I thought it might be interesting to compare the current marks with their earlier incarnations. I love every one of these. If there are any more vintage club logos out there that should be included please let me know; this may well end up as part 1. I'd particularly love to get my hands on some European, Asian or Russian marks.

Bushwalking from the 1960s & 70s

I came across a great collection of bushwalking and climbing pictures from the 60s and 70s, these shots are part of Ted Cais' collection. Ted and his peers we're pioneers of Queensland climbing, opening countless new routes and exploring the Australian bush. These shots have captured a really special and historic time.

A big thank you to Ted for giving me permission to share these great pictures. you can see the entire early collection here and all Ted's galleries are here.