My Mountaineer
- by Bet

He nimbly scales the crags and cracks
And scrambles on the scree
To test the strength he has or lacks
And stop atop a mountain, free
Then when the climbing day is done
He safely comes back home to me.

I wrote this little poem for Doug in a poetry class I took at QVCC. Doug's father, Larry, was the teacher. It was fun, but I think I flunked.

MORE

• A tribute to Doug in the American Alpine Journal
• Robson Journal (2002 attempt)
• British Columbia Journal (1999) and Alberta 2005
• Yosemite Valley Journal (2004)
• First ascent, Mt. South Kennedy (Hartford Courant article)
• My Mountaineer (poem)
• What to do with Doug's ashes
• Our first date (climbing Mt. Riga)
• RopeMan (photos)
• The Call to Climb (Charles S. Houston)
• Obituary from the Hartford Courant
• Running