Rock climbers Jan Conn and Jane Showacre, Devils Tower National Monument, 2016.
Photo date unknown. Jan Conn (left), celebrated climber, spelunker and explorer, made the first female ascent of Devils Tower using technical climbing equipment! She provided details of the ascent of Devils Tower in Appalachia Magazine on December 15, 1952. She is pictured here with fellow climber, Jane Showacre (right). Read more here: https://www.nps.gov/deto/learn/historyculture/womenclimb.htm
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