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Mount Fujiyama, Japan

The American Alpine Club's Honorary President, William Lowell Putnam gave this speech at the Club's 2011 Board Meeting in Flagstaff, Arizona. We've reproduced it here because it's a fantastic speech, broad in scope and incredibly rich in Club history—and mountaineering history. This album illustrates that speech with some great historic photos. Read the speech.