Men admitted in a controversial decision in 1916

ID: 5780 ~ Source: Spokane Mountaineers
This file appears in: The Spokane Mountaineers: From Walking to Summiting
Photo courtesy Chic Burge

1980 SMI team at Mt. Makalu. Left to right clockwise: Dr. Jim States,
Chris Kopczynski, John Roskelly, Kim Momb.

This file appears in: The Spokane Mountaineers: From Walking to Summiting

By Theo Bell
For over one hundred years now, the Spokane Mountaineers club has had a sizable impact on recreational sports and environmental stewardship in Eastern Washington and beyond. Founded on September 19th, 1915, by well-known public librarian Ora…