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NOTE: All material on this page was taken from the Norman Clyde Binder by Bob Larson which was found on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. |
Norman Clyde Binder by Bob Larson This binder is a compilation of magazine, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and more related to noted Eastern Sierra mountaineer Norman Asa Clyde (1885-1972). Items date between approximately 1920s and 2020s. |
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 A young Norman Clyde in the 1920s |
 Norman Clyde and his legendary 50 pound pack |
 Norman Clyde at Mirror Lake in the late 1950s. |
 Norman Clyde with prospective climbers Bill Manning Jr. and Larry Manning. |
 Norman Clyde, among other things is the namesake of Clyde Glacier west of Big Pine - taken in the summer of 1950. |
 Norman Clyde's last know trip in the High SIerra backcountry on August 19, 1970, taken below Mono Pass on the west side near Fourth Recess Lake where the Sierra Club had a camp. "I believe this is the last time that Norman went into the high country," said Phil Pister, who was there as part of a Fish & Game survey trip. |
 Norman Clyde rests on a rappel somewhere above Owens Valley. |
 A young, dashing Norman Clyde poses for the camera. |
"Articles About Norman Clyde From the Los Angeles Times"
by Bob Larson
Norman Clyde - Mountaineer by Walt Wheelock |
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 Norman Clyde - Mountaineer - page 1 |
 Norman Clyde - Mountaineer - page 2 |
 Norman Clyde - Mountaineer - page 3 |
 Norman Clyde - Mountaineer - page 4 |
 Norman Clyde's Legendary Climbing Sprees |
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 Norman Clyde Birch Mountain climb - 1942. |
 Norman Clyde legendary mountaineer, mountain guide, writer, photographer, and self-trained naturalist. |
 Norman Clyde is pictured skiing in the High Sierra. He learned ski techniques from UCLA ski club founder Walter Mosauer in 1934. |
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 On the summit of Mt. Whitney, Glen Dawson, Robert Underhill, Jules Eichorn, and Norman Clyde sit from left to right. The foursome had just completed the first ascent of the peak's east face, one of the landmark climbs in North American history. |
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 The Sierra Club built this hut to support hikers through the longest above-treeline section of the John Muir Trail. This photo was most likely taken at the hut's inauguration, in 1933. Norman Clyde (far right) poses with a Sierra Club group at Muir Pass. |
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 Norman Clyde, probably during his studen years at Geneva College. |
 Norman Clyde with a 92-pound pack at Piute Pass, near Bishop, at the beginning of a 46-day Sierra Club trip in 1952. |
Miracle of the Fishes by Norman Clyde |
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 Miracle of the Fishes - page 1 |
 Miracle of the Fishes - page 2 |
 Miracle of the Fishes - page 3 |
 Miracle of the Fishes - page 4 |
 Norman Clyde and his 1926 Chevrolet cloth-top, near the Baker Creek Ranch out-buildings, 1956. The jalopy may have been stripped down for sale; it had not looked this sleek and empty since it was new. |
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 Norman Clyde in the prime of his outdoor life. |
 Norman Clyde |
 Norman Clyde - "The Pack with Legs" |
 Norman Clyde on Bear Creek Spire by Andy Selters |
 Norman Clyde's Favorite Story by Don Lauria |
 Norman Clyde, Last of the Mountain Men by William E. Smith - page 1 |
 Norman Clyde, Last of the Mountain Men by William E. Smith - page 2 |
 Norman Clyde, Last of the Mountain Men by William E. Smith - page 3 |
 The Myth of Norman Clyde by Michael Loughman - October 2008 |
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 Norman Clyde (R) with two other unidentified climbers, probably on the summit of Mt. Whitney. |
 Norman Clyde with Phil Pister in the summer of 1970. |
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