Dee Molenaar dies at age 101

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kaiman
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Dee Molenaar dies at age 101

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In case people missed the sad news, legendary mountaineer Dean Molenaar died this weekend at 101 years old.

The Mountaineers has a great article about him here.

Kai
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Re: Dee Molenaar dies at age 101

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Sad. Sounds like he lived his life well. Wonder when he stopped climbing?
I read his book The Challenge of Rainier before I climbed it, good read.
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Re: Dee Molenaar dies at age 101

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^
"Never try to sweeten death for me, glorious Odysseus."
- Achilles
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