Olympic National Park Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species Book

This isn't a review of Dee Molenaar's comprehensive book, but my view of the extraordinary mountaineer who wrote it. My impression of Dee Molenaar is that yes, he loves the challenge of climbing, but "conquering" the mountain above all else doesn't wash with him. Getting to the top at the expense of others (including the mountain and its environment) diminishes the mountaineering spirit. Dee Molenaar mentions my father's deadly accident on Rainier in '77. My father admired Dee (and I think my father had the pleasure of knowing him), and when I heard Dee speak at Paradise in July '11, I could see why Dee was so admired. As an artist, a climber, a writer, and a human being, Dee is a role model. He spoke with such humor and insight, a true Mountaineer.