Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Permanent |
Catalog Number |
2014.017.002 |
Object Name |
Interview, Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Visual recording of an interview of Stephen (Steve) Komito, rock climber and shop owner by Alicia Mittelman, Curator at the Estes Park Museum. Interview took place on November 7, 2012 at the Estes Park Museum. Filmed by Brian Brown. Interview part of a series titled 'Estes Valley Mountaineering Oral History Project,' done by the Estes Park Museum and the Estes Valley Library. ABSTRACT: Steve Komito was first introduced to mountaineering at the Exum School in the Wyoming Tetons in 1958. While a student at the University of Colorado he continued his passion for mountaineering on the Flat Irons, in Eldorado Canyon, and in Boulder Canyon. Steve has also done extensive climbing in the Estes Valley and in the Moab, Utah area. After leaving C.U. Steve opened Komito Boots, a retail and repair business, which he moved to Estes Park in 1971. Steve describes the evolution of climbing equipment and his contributions to those changes. Mr. Komito also reminisces about many notable climbs with well-known mountaineering pioneers. Steve Komito has been the virtual epicenter of a large community of climbers through his shared climbing expertise and above all his exemplary and extraordinary hospitality at both his home and shop over many decades. Note: Added material appears in brackets. |
Narrator's name |
Komito, Stephen |
Interview date |
2012-11-07 |
Interviewer |
Mittelman, Alicia |
Interview place |
Estes Park Museum, Estes Park, Colorado |
Length of Interview |
46:15 |
Old ID number |
2014.017.003-.004 |
Recording media |
Digital recording |
Search Terms |
Climbing Routes Estes Park Sports Mountaineering Komito's Boots |
Transcript location |
Attached to record; 2 print copies in oral history file |
Year Range from |
2012 |
Year Range to |
2012 |
People |
Komito, Steve Covington, Michael Snively, Douglas Korr, Layton Mittelman, Alicia |
Custom Field 22 |
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Transcriptionist |
Williams, Tom |
Updated |
2026-02-03 |
Date |
November 7, 2012 |