They were the original rock stars of Utah’s climbing scene. In the early 1960s, the daring members of the Alpenbock Climbing Club—including former Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson BS’64, who passed away in April and is pictured here circa 1963—were conquering now-iconic routes in the Wasatch and beyond before climbing culture became mainstream. Now, their incredible homemade scrapbooks—containing vintage photographs, hand-drawn maps, and sometimes-hilarious trip reports—are available online, offering a window on the forerunners who helped shape Utah’s climbing heritage. From putting up audacious first ascents to pulling off heroic rescues to championing environmental ethics, the Alpenbocks were ahead of their time. Delve into the Alpenbock Scrapbook Volume I and Volume II to get inspired by some of Utah’s boldest outdoor adventurers.
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