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June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:31 pm
by bearflag
The Timex climber of all time, a living fossil, a genuine gentleman, Glen celebrates his 100th birthday this week. 200+ in attendance at Pasadena's University Club yesterday.
Photos here:
http://photos.pasadenastarnews.com/2012 ... hday/#name

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Pasadena Star News photo

Re: June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:10 pm
by MoapaPk
WOW

Re: June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:43 am
by sharperblue
FANTASTIC!!!! A Very Happy Birthday, Mr Dawson, from everyone at SummitPost!

Re: June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:09 am
by boyblue
MoapaPk wrote:WOW

Indeed!

What an icon of the High Sierra 'Golden Age'. There are some fantastic old photos here: http://www.thehighsierra.org/

One can see that Mr. Dawson and Jules Eichorn were really just 'kids' compared with the seasoned greats like Clyde, Farquhar and Underhill, but they were certainly able to measure up and earn the respect and admiration of theirs and our generations.

Happy Birthday to a great mountaineer.

Re: June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:34 am
by johnm
A truly accomplished climbing legend who climbed with Sierra pioneers. To put his life span in perspective... Here is a picture of John Muir the year Glen was born. Muir is pictured with William Kent.

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Bearflag,

Did any of your photos make the celebration?

Re: June 3 Glen Dawson's 100th Birthday!!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:03 am
by bearflag
At the last minute I grabbed a handful of prints and found a table to lay them out. Bob Cates from the local Sierra club put on a tremendous slide show and was able to use many of them. What a great time!

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