Dee molenaar biography
- About the author.
- Dee Molenaar (June 21, 1918 – January 19, 2020) was an American mountaineer, author and artist.
- Dee Molenaar, an international mountaineering legend, Pacific Northwest hero, climber, geologist, and artist, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2020.
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Remembering Mountaineer Dee Molenaar
Updated 7/10/21 to include memorial date for Dee.
Dee Molenaar, an international mountaineering legend, Pacific Northwest hero, climber, geologist, and artist, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2020. He was 101. A public memorial will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2021.
Throughout his life, Dee demonstrated great generosity, getting as much satisfaction from helping others achieve their mountain goals as he did from achieving his own. His bravery and selflessness were legendary. A 79-year Mountaineers member, Dee's resume includes pioneering routes on Mt. Rainier, completing the first ascent of Canadian peak Mt. Kennedy with Senator Robert Kennedy, and sharing a microphone with Sir Edmund Hillary during a radio broadcast. He also served the mountaineering community for many years as a climbing ranger at Mt. Rainier National Park. His love of Mt. Rainier and his dedication to sharing his love of “the mountain” with others are almost as legendary as his art and book,TheChallenge of Rainier, first published by Mountaineers Books in 19
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- Allan, Stuart
- Allen, John Eliot
- Ayres, Harry
- Bates, Robert
- Bauer, Wolf
- Beach, Sharon
- Beckey, Fred
- Bedayn, Raffi
- Bell, Charlie
- Boehm, Julius
- Bonington, Chris
- Boyer, Steve
- Bjornstad, Eric
- Bloch, Gerry
- Brandt, Rex
- Brigham, Leon
- Brockman, C. Frank
- Brower, Anne
- Brower, David
- Brown, Bert
- Brown, Dorris
- Bryne, Peter
- Bryson, Ted and Kristel
- Bueler, William
- Bunning, Bonnie
- Burchell, Betty
- Butler, Bill
- Campbell, Arnie and Betty
- Carlson, Virgil and Lee
- Carpenter, Philip
- Cedzo, Karen
- Chamberlain, James E.
- Chinese Mountaineering Association
- Clark, Amanda
- Clinch, Nicholas B.
- Colson, Charles
- Cook, Gordon
- Corbet, Barry
- Craig, Robert W.
- Crenshaw, Jene
- Cross, Tom
- Cunningham, H.B.
- Cuno, John
- Dailey, Diana
- Dalrymple, Paul
- Dasler, Jon
- Day, John
- DeShazo, Donna
- Desio, Ardito
- Diemburger, Kurt
- Dodson, Robert
- Dunaway, Bil
- Dunne, Tom
- Dyhrenfurth, Norman
- Eastwood, Harland
- Engerman, Jeanne
- Engles, Harold
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In Memoriam: Dee Molenaar 1918-2020
Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer, artist, and Pacific Northwest icon, passed away on January 19 at the age of 101. After serving in the Pacific theater in WWII, Molenaar helped found the Seattle Mountain Rescue Council in 1948. In 1950, he earned a degree in geology from the University of Washington. He also found a passion for hiking and climbing. Although his mountaineering took him all over the world, he spent a great deal of time at Mount Rainier National Park, where he worked as a park ranger and climbing guide. Molenaar reached the peak over fifty times, eventually leading him to pen his first book, "The Challenge of Rainier," in 1971. His book is still considered the mountain's definitive climbing guide. In 2017, Molenaar was honored with The Mountaineers Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor awarded to individuals for their contributions to the outdoor community.
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- BookSeattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2011] — 917.9778 MOLENAA
- BookNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2008] — 796.522 ISSER
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