IDAHO: A Climbing Guide

Robert Underhill (1889-1983)

Acknowledgment: from Wikipedia which secured the photo from Glen Dawson. Who kindly agreed to make those photos from his private collection publicly available. If you use or copy any of the pictures, please quote the source as "From Glen Dawson Collection".

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Tom Lopez

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Robert Underhill and his wife Miriam were outstanding alpinists. They are credited with bringing modern climbing techniques to the Sawtooth Range. During 1934 and 1935, the couple made many first ascents in the Sawtooths. You can read about their Idaho exploits on Pages 17-18 of the book.

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These article clippings from the Idaho Statesman acknowledge the Underhills’ visit to Idaho.

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2 responses to “Robert Underhill (1889-1983)”

  1. FIFTY YEARS OF SAWTOOTH CLIMBING 1934-1984 By Dave Bingham – IDAHO: A Climbing Guide

    […] Robert and Miriam Underhill first gazed from the top of Galena Summit in Idaho’s Sawtooth […]

  2. The Underhill Sawtooth Story by Ray Brooks – IDAHO: A Climbing Guide

    […] rugged country. Miles and miles of sharp jagged pinnacles of firm granite.” A painter friend of Bob Underhill told him that about Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains in the early 1930’s, when Bob was in the Tetons […]

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