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Iowa Mountaineers, Inc.

[Founded 1940- In Active in 1996]

 The Iowa Mountaineers, Inc. was one of the most active mountaineering clubs in the world; it trained the most people annually and it was the largest university mountaineering club in the world with over 6000 members. Over 76,000 people from all fifty states participated on its mountaineering outings and expeditions to seventeen alpine countries and to the summits of over 1300 of the world's most famous mountains. The Iowa Mountaineers maintained a perfect 56-year safety record.