Guide to the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group records
1947-2011, bulk 1960-2011
Collection number: HMC-1457.
Creator: Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.
Title: Alaska Mountain Rescue Group records.
Dates: 1947-2011, bulk 1960-2011.
Volume of collection: 1.3 cubic feet and 1.4 GB.
Language of materials: Materials in this collection are in English.
Collection summary: Documentation of a search and rescue organization in Anchorage, AK.
Organizational history:
The Alaska Mountain Rescue Group (AMRG) is a nonprofit volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organization in Anchorage, Alaska that was founded in 1960. The AMRG conducts emergency SAR missions under the direction of the Alaska State Troopers and performs an average of 15 missions annually. The group has two missions, as listed on their website: search and rescue and public awareness. They pursue these missions by providing ground search, first aid, and avalanche responses as well as creating presentations and demonstrations to ensure safety for other mountaineering groups.
Collection description:
The collection includes materials telling the story of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group and their pursuit of their two primary functions, search and rescue and public awareness of mountain safety. This documentation includes records from various conferences they held, extensive correspondence, news clippings, standards of conduct, and maps with SAR plans. There are also photographs, videos, CDs, and patches related to the nonprofit’s history, rescues, and conferences. There are some documents detailing death or near-death experiences due to avalanches.
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in the order it was received.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Digital materials: The digital contents of this collection are not available online. Access may only be provided on-site in the Archives research room. For more information about potential distance access to digital records, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: The Alaska Mountain Rescue Group retains ownership of the collection and holds copyright to materials created by the organization. Other materials may be subject to copyright not held by AMRG.
Preferred citation: Alaska Mountain Rescue Group, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Works used in preparation of inventory:
Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. “Search/Rescue.” 2024. Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. Accessed April 8. https://amrg.org/.
Acquisition note: The collection was deposited with Archives and Special Collections by the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group in 2023.
Processing information: This collection was described by Hannah Bissett in 2024.
Container list:
| Box/Folder | Description | Date |
| 1/1 | Avalanche survival tips & stories – Binder 1 | 1974-2000 |
| 1/2 | Juneau Alaska (1) climber – Binder 1 | 1961 |
| 1/3 | Harbor MTN and newspaper clippings – Binder 1 | 1947-1955 |
| 1/4 | Avalanche incidents newspaper clippings – Binder 1 | 1971-1973 |
| 1/5 | Incident report, photos, notes – Binder 1 | 1973-1974 |
| 1/6 | Newspaper clippings and photographs | 1976 |
| 1/7 | Johnson Pass Trail photographs | 1978 April |
| 1/8 | Taylor Creek photographs | 1978 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 1 – Hatcher Pass training Day One1 | 2004 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 2 – Multi-agency Avalanche – 2005 – Hatchers Ch. 11 – SAT | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 3 – MRA Vail | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 4 – MRA Recert | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 5 – MRA Recert 2 | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 6 – MRA Recert #3 | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 7 – MRA Recert #5 | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 8 – MRA #5 Cont. | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 9 – MRA Recert #4 | 2005 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 10 – Hatcher’s Pass SAT AMRG Station Training | 2007 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 11 – AMRG Photo Slideshow | 2011 |
| Digital Storage | Avalanche CDs 12 – AMRG – KTUU.com clip | 2011 |
| 1/9 | Paul Brusseau, Michael Thompson, Doug Feler photographs | undated |
| 1/10 | AMRG MRA Accreditation (Eklutna Cabin) photographs | 2000 |
| 1/11 | Spring Conference Alyeska Resort team photos | 2004 |
| 1/12 | Membership payment contact, brochure, photo, patches, & articles – Binder 2 | 1974-2010 |
| 1/13 | Newspaper clippings (Section 1) – Binder 2 | 1971-1980 |
| 1/14 | Newspaper clippings (Section 2) – Binder 2 | 1971-1980 |
| 1/15 | Newspaper clippings (Section 3) – Binder 2 | 1977-1978 |
| 1/16 | “Iceworm” event, magazine, correspondence – Binder 2 | 1974-2010 |
| 1/17 | Alaska rescue operations plan procedure book | 1971 |
| 1/18 | Calendar, operations, and correspondence – Binder 3 | 1971-1976 |
| 1/19 | News clippings, letter, mission reports – Binder 3 | 1971-1976 |
| 1/20 | Mountain Rescue Association 46th Annual Conference booklet: “Strength through Unity” | 2004 |
| 1/21 | Support party agreements and correspondence | 1963 February 6 |
| 1/22 | Support party agreements and correspondence | 1964 February 5 |
| 1/23 | Plan of Mountaineering – Federation of All Japan Mountaineering Unions | 1964 |
| 1/24 | Standby reports | 1967-1968 |
| 1/25 | Standby reports | 1965 |
| 1/26 | Climbs | 1965-1966 |
| 1/27 | Support party agreement – Mt. McKinley | 1966 |
| 1/28 | Plan of AK & Canada Uni. Students with Japanese Alpine Club | 1966 |
| 1/29 | Support party agreement – Harvard | 1966 February 6 |
| 1/30 | Support agreements | 1967 |
| 1/31 | Support agreement | 1964 |
| 1/32 | Support and denial paperwork with correspondence | 1968-1969 |
| 1/33 | Themis Project: Dr. Peter Morrison, Research Leader Art Davidson, Climbing Leader | 1968 |
| 1/34 | Foreign climbs – Gary Cole’s death | 1970-1971 |
| 1/35 | AMRG Sanford & St. Elias (2) Japanese | 1970 |
| 1/36 | Newspaper articles: foreign climbers | 1970 |
| 1/37 | Search and rescue plan Chugach NTL Forest | 1971 |
| 1/38 | Rescue on Mt. Gilbert for Pacific N. Airlines | 1960 |
| 1/39 | Rescue activities | 1963 |
| 1/40 | Rescue activities | 1967 |
| 1/41 | Hans Wagner | 1969 |
| 1/42 | Rescue Eklutna Glacier | 1971 |
| 1/43 | Rescue Pioneer Peak | 1971 |
| 1/44 | Rescue Kirchers Byron Glacier | 1971 September 12 |
| 1/45 | Rescue Byron Glacier | 1972 November 11 |
| 1/46 | Rescue book and lost person behavior | 1983 |
| 1/47 | Search and rescue plan McKinley Park | 1976 |
| 1/48 | AMRG standards history | 1994 |
| 1/49 | AMRG standards | 1994 |
| 1/50 | Rope techniques | undated |
| 1/51 | AMRG correspondence | 1983 |
| 1/52 | Search and rescue operations history | 1983-1984 |
| 1/53 | Donations for Udo’s SAR book | 1985-1986 |
| 1/54 | Udo Fisher correspondence – cartoons, Christmas letters, typed correspondence | 1985 |
| 1/55 | Correspondence and newsletter | 2005 |
| 1/56 | Mountain survival | 1978-1980 |
| 1/57 | Avalanche plan – Alyeska | undated |
| 1/58 | Portage Glacier | undated |
| 1/59 | SAR Plan NSPS | 1973 |
| 1/60 | Avalanche lead job description | undated |
| 1/61 | Accident report form | undated |
| 1/62 | Search and Rescue Dog Association & Snowmobile Rescue | 1971-1973 |
| 1/63 | Department of the Air Force and Alaskan Air Command | 1971 |
| 1/64 | Saint Elias routes and rescue plans | undated |
| 1/65 | Crow Creek Road, Crow Pass | 1970 |
| 1/66 | Anchorage area | 1974-1975 |
| 1/67 | Johnson Pass Trail routes | 1976 |
| 1/68 | Turnagain Pass | 1975 |
| 1/69 | Chugach State Park maps – marked up maps | undated |
| 1/70 | Foraker routes and rescue plans – marked up maps | undated |
| 1/71 | McKinley routes and rescue plans – (includes written and typed correspondence, ‘climbing problems on Mt. McKinley’ (2), climbing guides (2), handwritten and typed plans, organizational chart) | 1970 |
| 2 | Alaska Mountain Range rescue scrapbook | undated |