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A photo of WMCC student climbers Jim Kothe (Left), Jim Sandison (Middle), and Gary Cole (Right) installing a powerline for Shoshoni REA Power Co. in Clark's Fork Canyon near Cody, WY

A photo of WMCC student climber Ramona Hungary atop Devils Tower - the first Native American to climb Devils Tower

A photograph of climbing equipment used by the WMCC on most climbs, including those ascents attempted after Walt Bailey's passing. A Labor Day Tetons Climb at Petzoldt Ridge & Owen-Spalding Route was organized after Walt's death, and several of…

A photo of Walt climbing the Red Rocks on Casper Mountain during Prussic Practice

A photograph of Walt Bailey relaxing on a cliff face at Fort of Leaning Column (May 1956)

After his passing, several routes and mountain peaks were named in Bailey's honor as memorials:

"Walter Bailey memorial Route" established in Walt's…

A photo of an original WMCC Membership card, created by WMCC student climber Vern Becker, along with the club's logos, patches, and other insignia

Newspaper articles released when Walt Bailey announced co-ed climbing classes with the WMCC at Casper College

A newspaper article covering Walt Bailey's funeral in Casper's First Baptist Church, attended by close family, friends, and most of the WMCC's climbing students, past and present

A photo of the WMCC founder, Albert Walter "Walt" Bailey in the Tetons in 1953; page 6 from Raymond Jacquot's book, " A Brief History of the Wyoming Mountaineers of Casper College," photo credit to the American Alpine Journal

A WMCC climbing patch from a climbing vest, designed by Vern Becker at the start of the WMCC in 1954-1955