The Mazamas were founded in 1894. The first meeting took place on the summit of Mt. Hood - if you made it to the top, you were deemed worthy of membership. I'm particularly fond of the campsite with several wall tents, which an Archival Clothing contact lived in for over a year and confirms to be practical and convenient. The woolen climbing garb might seem obsolete, but just consider the report of Graham Hoyland, who reports that 1920s-era clothing performed just fine on Mt. Everest. So if you plan on any mountaineering next season, please consider re-assigning a use value to natural fibers! That said, wooden ice axe shafts have been known to break, and Archival Clothing does not condone their use.
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Honestly, you just can't beat wool. Tim Severin and his crew discovered the same fundamental truth for their second season re-tracing St. Brendan's voyage.
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