Site 8 - The Emergence of Rock Climbing in Salt Lake City

Footnotes

[1] Chynoweth, Laura.  “100-Year Old Wasatch Mountain Lodge Hidden in Dense Forest of Big Cottonwood Canyon.” October 19, 2021.  Utah Stories: The Voice of Local Utah.  https://utahstories.com/2021/10/100-years-old-wasatch-mountain-lodge-hidden-in-dense-forest-of-big-cottonwood-canyon/.  Accessed January 31, 2026.

[2]  His full name was Christian O’Dell Petersen but everyone called him Pete.

[3] Kamp, Bill. “Rock Climbing.”  The Rambler.  Wasatch Mountain Club of Salt Lake City, 224 South State Street, 1939 Summer Issue, p.7.

[4] Goodro, Harold; Goodro, Helen; Petersen, O’Dell; Pinky.  Interview conducted by Phyllis Anderson of the Wasatch Mountain Club. April 1, 1995.  Used by permission of the Wasatch Mountain Club. (Pinky is speaking at approximately 29:40 minutes)

[5] “Mountain Club Slates Hikes.”  Salt Lake Telegram. Wednesday, July 9, 1941. p.18.

[6] “’Mountain Goats’ Test Skill in S.L. Canyons.” The Salt Lake Tribune. September 21, 1941. p.24.

[7]   Kirkpatrick, Donald. “’Pete’s Rock’ – Hilly Classroom.”  The Salt Lake Tribune.  Tuesday, June 27, 1972.  Tainter, Helen.  “Thirteen Ways to Risk your Neck.”  Salt Lake Tribune. Sunday, May 27, 1951.

[8] Goodro, Harold; Goodro, Helen; Petersen, O’Dell; Pinky.  Interview conducted by Phyllis Anderson of the Wasatch Mountain Club. April 1, 1995.  Used by permission of the Wasatch Mountain Club. (Pinky is speaking at approximately 30:00 minutes)

[9] WAMOC Rambler. Club Headquarters - Wasatch Mountain Club, 250 South State Street, Salt Lake City Utah, Lodge – Brighton, Utah. June, 1952. p.4.

[10] Kirkpatrick.

[11] Goodro, Harold; Goodro, Helen; Petersen, O’Dell; Pinky.  Interview conducted by Phyllis Anderson of the Wasatch Mountain Club. April 1, 1995.  Used by permission of the Wasatch Mountain Club. (Pete is speaking at approximately 35:00 minutes.  Pete owned a shoe repair shop and added the nails to climbers’ boots)

[12] Mellor, Don. American Rock, Region, Rock, and Culture in American Climbing. Woodstock, Vermont, The Countryman Press, 2001. p.136.

[13]   Kamrani, Christopher.  “More Olympic Flavor:  USA Climbing is Moving its Headquarters to Salt Lake City.” Salt Lake Tribune, November 6, 2018. https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2018/11/06/more-olympic-flavor-usa/.  Accessed January 31, 2026.