EXHIBIT 23.5


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration  statement on Form S-3 of our report dated August
7, 1997, for Records Retention/FileSafe included in Iron Mountain Incorporated's
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 1997,
and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.



                                                     Abbott, Stringham & Lynch


Campbell, California
January 5, 1998