A variety of classes and activities are offered for every skill and fitness level and are open to both members and nonmembers.

Despite the nasty weather, 155 men and 38 women reached the summit, where they elected William G. Steel as the society's first president.

[3] The founders set four goals for the organization: Prominent founding members included J. Francis Drake, Martin W. Gorman, Francis C. Little, Charles H. Sholes, Henry Pittock, Rodney Glisan, Fay Fuller, Oliver C. Yocum, and Lander L. Hawkins.

In 1928, the Mazamas entered a prolonged battle against the proposed Mount Hood Tramway,[4] and four years later they were instrumental in forming the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs.

While they were bound by the constraints of fashion on Main street, they found ingenious ways of getting around those rules on the mountain.

[7] Mount Mazama, the collapsed volcano that formed Crater Lake, is located in Oregon and was named after the organization on August 21, 1896, while on their annual outing.