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A newspaper article from the Wyoming Eagle about the 1st ascent of Devils Tower for WMCC student climbers Noel Tanneur and Dave Sturdevant, accompanied by instructor Walt Bailey

A newspaper article about Ramona Hungary's historical journey as the first Native American to climb Devils Tower and her education at Casper College as a nursing student

Walt Bailey's obituary in the Casper Tribune Herald detailing his passing by pneumonia while climbing Mt. Alpamayo in the Peruvian Andes on June 29, 1958

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

Newspaper clipping from the Denver Post Empire Magazine; announcement that Casper College will offer climbing classes that Walt Bailey (pictured) will teach

A photo of Noel Tanneur and Dave Sturdevant taking a snack break atop the highest point of Devils Tower; photo by Walt Bailey

A photo of WMCC student climbers Noel Tanneur and Dave Sturdevant near Devils Tower before their climb; photo by Walt Bailey

A newspaper article about the WMCC rappel off of the Gladstone Hotel in Casper, WY, featuring a photo of Mary Murane on the ropes