I grew up in Minnesota, Land of 10,000 lakes and 0 mountains. So I was late starter in terms of mountaineering.
In 1969 I lived on Hawaii — not a bad start with Mauna Kea (which I climbed solo) and Mauna Loa which I did with others).
 In 1974 we climbed the Southern Alps (Mount Bealey - Mount Stewart) with John Murphy and son, with an overnight stay in a hut.
Around the North Island we climbed to hot springs on Mt Tangaroa, and have done Mt Edgcombe with the Whites. David and I climbed Table Mountain and spent a day crossing it. We have climbed four of the volcanic mounts in Auckland.
Been to the top of 3 mounts in Australia. Almost to the top of Goatfell in Scotland.
 Did Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain in Arizona. Did the Watchman in Zion Park. And climbed mountains of Kit Carson Pass with Hoffsis
In Nevada Gail and I got to the 10,000’ level on Wheeler Peak and spent the night freezing in our tent.
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It took me seven years to do the A-Z MalleyGrams. In some cases I had to leave things out due to space restrictions. I also reckon I have accumulated a few more items during that time. So I bring you M 2.0
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MARRY ME
One of my favorite questions is how did you meet and who chased whom.
IF I HAVEN'T HEARD YOUR STORY, PLEASE TELL ME…
- Gail was going with my best friend, Steve who joined the navy and was in California. I asked him if I could take Gail to the State Fair. He said: “No”. We went and I like to think that we fell in love there that day. But Gail said that she liked me since we met a few years earlier. Since I was leaving for Fiji in 6 weeks time I had no interest in a relationship. But somehow she got me to propose. I pretty much said that I didn't want to return to the States and that if she wanted to marry me she’d have to come to Fiji. She did, we did. I guess that means she chased me.
- Bev was in Cairns working as a waitress. Stan was plastering and would come in often to eat there. One day she short changed him. He came back the next day and that is how they started talking. They hitchhiked to Brisbane having adventures on the way. Flew home to NZ and a year later they were married.
- My parents were a typical WWII story. Boy meets enemy. Boy leaves enemy. Enemy follows boy to Vienna. Boy sent home. Enemy follows boy to Minnesota. My mother did the chasing.
- The Hollies “Bus Stop” - sort of. Mike rode same bus home with Sandy. He liked her smiled.
- Back at QVS in Fiji Ian married his house girl, Susi. My brother married a house girl. He found her through a dating service and they met via phone calls, as she was working in Hong Kong. And in more modern times, Matt met Leah (not a house girl) via the internet. He chased her down in Newcastle
- Commonest Pt 1 - Meeting at dances. I swear all of my aunts and uncles found true love at the Gibbon Ballroom. Aunt Jeanie chased Eloy; this I know because she would drive to his farm just to try to get a glimpse of him from the road. My father met his second partner that way. And my sister found Carl that way. Not sure who chased whom as they both took a long time deciding to get married.
- Commonest Pt 2.- School sweethearts. Mostly high school but a couple university couplings.
- Commonest Pt 3 - Workplace romances. Ken liked the looks a Colleen in the typing pool and dove in. Confirmed bachelor Bob must have been chased by Lynna as their marriage surprised everyone.
- Others met via AA meetings, Single Parent Clubs (again with the dances) and a chance meeting on a train then again on a ferry (coincidence or was Anna being chased?)
- My grandmother’s fiancé (probably by parents’ arrangement) died in the 1918 influenza pandemic. So, as was done in those days, she married his brother.
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