| **News and Events: In Memoriam: Jack Hossack (1907-2005) |
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| Thu, February 24, 2005 10:58 AM |
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John E. Jack Hossack, who helped set the stage for The Mountaineers world-renowned climbing program, died on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the age of 97.
Hossack, among others, joined such notables as Wolf Bauer, Lloyd Anderson, George MacGowan, Othello P. Dickert and Agnes Dickert, in beginning the first formal climbing instruction program which eventually led to what is regarded as the climbers bible, The Freedom of the Hills, now in its seventh edition from Mountaineers Books.
Hossack, a 72-year member of The Mountaineers, helped forge the first mountain rescue team in the nation. He accomplished first ascents of Ptarmigan Ridge on Mt. Rainier, Mts. Goode and Challenger as well as the northeast couloir of the Grand Teton. He also designed the rope tow for Meany Lodge in 1938.
See the April issue of The Mountaineer for more information about Jack Hossacks life.
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