Member Bio

Member #: 25
Member Year: 1943
Carl Melzer

Bio Summary
Community Activity Summary

Occupation Summary
Associate Professor Emeritus University of Denver
AdAmAn Service

Hobbies
Climbing, hunting, cross-country hiking & skiing
Climbing Experience Summary
First Colorado-Continental Divide Traverse 1936 First one-season all Colorado 14,000's 1937 First one-season all West Coast 14,000's 1939 Climbs Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, & Mexico Take your pick - age 45 or 74 - same beat-up hat has been on 2,000+ ascents and double that number of miles of trail-less hiking Member Club de Explorationes de Mexico 1940 Member Explorers Club (NYC) 1940 AdAmAn 1941

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Occupation Detail

Climbing Experience Detail
First Colorado-Continental Divide Traverse 1936 First one-season all Colorado 14,000's 1937 First one-season all West Coast 14,000's 1939 Climbs Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, & Mexico Take your pick - age 45 or 74 - same beat-up hat has been on 2,000+ ascents and double that number of miles of trail-less hiking Member Club de Explorationes de Mexico 1940 Member Explorers Club (NYC) 1940 AdAmAn 1941

Memories
Memories From First Climb

Memories From First Member Year

Memories of Family

Favorite Memories from Climbing Fourteeners

Memories from Favorite Mountain Climb

Memories of Favorite Gear

Memories of Worst Gear Failure