Iron Mountain (IRM) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (the "Report") by Iron Mountain Incorporated (the "Company"), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



2.

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 15, 2003
	/s/ C. Richard ReeseName: C. Richard Reese Title: Chief Executive Officer

        A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Iron Mountain Incorporated and will be retained by Iron Mountain Incorporated and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002