Mazama Library

Learn more about the Library & Historical Collection at mazamas.org/library.

Established in 1915, the Mazama Library is nationally recognized as holding one of the top mountaineering collections in the country. Located on the ground floor of the Mazama Mountaineering Center, the library is a fantastic resource for members and the general public to find information on hiking, climbing, camping, and exploring the rich history of regional and global mountaineering culture.

DID YOU KNOW?

• That 22 expeditions had attempted to climb an 8,000 meter peak prior to

Annapurna’s first ascent in 1950. • That the Himalayas are rising by .4 inches (1 centimeter) a year. • The average amount of time it takes to trek around Annapurna, one of the most popular trekking destinations, is three and a half weeks. • The Himalayan

Club was founded in 1928 to encourage

Himalayan climbing and exploration.

Treasures from the SPECIAL COLLECTION

Annapurna: heroic conquest of the highest mountain–26,493 ft.–ever climbed by man, Maurice Herzog, 1952.

This book chronicles one of the great landmarks in mountaineering, the first ascent of an 8,000 meter peak. Besides Herzog, members of the expedition included Louis Lachenal, Caston Rebuffat, and Lionel Terray, now regarded as some of the finest mountaineers ever. The publication of Annapurna made Herzog a celebrity and the book’s famous exhortation, “there are other Annapurnas in the lives of men” inspired a generation of climbers. Mazama Library Special Collection, 915.42 H44

Books on ANNAPURNA

• Annapurna: 50 Years of Expeditions in the Death Zone, Messner, 915.42.M56a • Annapurna: a trekker’s guide, Reynolds, 915.42 R33 • Annapurna: a woman’s place, Blum, 915.42 B62 • True summit: what really happened on the legendary ascent of Annapurna,

Roberts, 915.42.R54

New RELEASES & ADDITIONS

Everest: You decide how to survive!, 2011, Doyle. An interactive adventure like no other! On this epic climb up Mount Everest, readers are part of the youngest team ever to climb the world's tallest peak. Only YOU can make the right choice about your own survival and then experience the consequences of those choices. Will you summit Mount Everest and return to base camp safely? Will you be forced to turn back early or worse? Only you can determine your own fate! Highly illustrated in comic book style, and based on real, true-life facts about mountain climbing, Mount Everest, and Himalayan culture, this book will be a surefire hit with anyone craving adventure and a fun, visual reading experience. Mazama Library call#

813 D77.

Beyond the Clouds: Trekking in the Hidden Land of Dolpo, 2013, Druker. In 2004, Phil Druker was invited to trek through the Upper Dolpo: a distant mountainous and Tibetan region of Nepal inhabited by some of the toughest people on the planet. His 22-day trek stimulated and challenged his lifetime love of walking in the outdoors. He and his companions, Charla Britt and Laurie Vasily, made great friends, met engaging residents, and exalted with ethereal sunshine and high mountain passes. Mazama

Library call# 915.42 D84

The Mazama Library NEEDS SUPPORT—from you!

Do you or someone you know have vintage mountaineering gear that is looking for a home? Don’t give it to the Goodwill, donate it to the Mazama Library and Historical Collections! We are always on the lookout for wood handle ice axes, early climbing gear, vintage catalogs, turn of the century photographs, early mountaineering books, and more. Please contact Library and Historical Collections Manager, Mathew Brock at mathew@mazamas.org to discuss potential donations. We apologize, but we cannot accept any Mazama Annuals published after 1925 or National Geographic magazines.

Please consider a financial contribution to support the Mazama Library, a nationally recognized collection and one of the few remaining mountaineering libraries in the United States. Your financial donation will help support our full-time librarian, acquire rare mountaineering books and historic photographs, and maintain our valuable archives and historic objects collections. Thank you for your support.

SAYING GOODBYE

PHYLLIS RAE DAVIS

DECEMBER 14, 1919–JULY 12, 2021 Mazama Life Member Phyllis Davis was a librarian for the City of Beaverton from 1946 to 2002. She spent her time as both a volunteer and paid librarian. She had many friends within the library who loved and cared about her and she will be deeply missed within the

Phyllis Rae Davis community. Phyllis and her husband, Ray C. Davis (d. 2005), married in 1938 and moved to Beaverton in 1943. In their years together they were avid hikers and mountain climbers and loved the opportunities that Oregon provided. They worked together through the years to better the nature of the mountains and trails that called to them. With that interest in mind, they were part of a small team of volunteers that helped to purchase and save Cascade Head. They then donated that land, which had been a small ranch overlooking the ocean just north of Lincoln City, to the Nature Conservancy.

In the Mazamas, Phyllis and Ray led an activity called “knapsacks” in the mid-1950s and went on to lead backpacks and Trail Trips for the decades up to 1990. They also did their share of trail tending work, jointly and individually leading those outings. Phyllis received her Guardian Peaks award in 1955.

“Mom and Dad were a team all their 63 years together and I hope they are in Heaven, finding new trails to hike”—Judy Hobday, Phyllis’s daughter.

FRANCIS LEE ELLMERS

JUNE 28, 1924–JULY 14, 2021 Francis was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, later the United States Air Force; and served in both World War II and the Korean War. He retired as a letter carrier from the United States Postal Service. Francis was an avid outdoorsman; he enjoyed

Francis Lee Ellmers mountain climbing, hiking, and whitewater rafting. He was also very active with the Freemasons, and participated in many Mason-related activities. Francis Ellmers was a Mazama member from 1966 to 2012. He led 39 trail trips between 1971 and 1996.