Yale Mountaineering Club
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The Yale Mountaineering Club, known from 2001-2008 as the Yale Climbing Club, is a student organization composed of students at Yale University
. Founded in 1934, the Yale Mountaineering Club, along with the Harvard Mountaineering Club
, is one of the oldest and most celebrated collegiate mountaineering and outing organizations in the U.S.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. Founded in 1934, the Yale Mountaineering Club, along with the Harvard Mountaineering Club
Harvard Mountaineering Club
The Harvard Mountaineering Club is an undergraduate organization of Harvard College. Founded in 1924, the HMC is one of the oldest college mountaineering clubs in the USA, with a long record of exploratory mountaineering.-Early history:...
, is one of the oldest and most celebrated collegiate mountaineering and outing organizations in the U.S.
United States
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