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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Three cheers for Doug Robinson !!!
May he continue to bring us much reading pleasure while carving big graceful arcs with his pen.
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Banquo
Trad climber
Morgan Hill, CA
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Congratulations to Doug, they couldn’t have made a better choice. Doug is a great writer, great inspiration and all around great guy. I only wish he would write and publish more.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Eastside
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Big congrats to you Doug, looking forward to the slide show.
Lovely poem. :)
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Super DR!
Luv yah mate..
Now get to work on that Pratt book.
See you in the Cruz in a week or so.
cheers
Guido
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Brunosafari
Boulder climber
OR
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Sure made me happy to see this Doug, first thing this morning. Resounding Congratulations to you on this fine summit, echoing against every rampart and filling every cleft of the range! -Bruce Adams
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Outstanding!
Congrats, Doug, and thanks for being you!
-Brian in SLC
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captain chaos
climber
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Congratulations Doug... very cool, its well deserved, I'm happy for you- Craig
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BW
climber
Big Pine, CA
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If Doug hadn’t spent so much of his enormous talent writing about wildness in the vertical world and instead invested his energies in lowdown topics that a mainstream audience could comprehend, he’d be getting the Pulitzer. This is not to disparage the award—we’ll take what we can get and are blessed—but Doug is in a league of his own when it comes to deeply articulating what happens to us when we put heart and mind, hands and feet to stone.
There are few writers that come even close to Doug’s craft. His work warrants re-reading time and again. It is writing that is relevant long past the dog-ears and unraveled spine of his book, the faded copies of the mags where his words have appeared. I just wish there were more of it. Wish Doug wrote faster. Wish he could be paid properly to devote all his low-country time to writing. Maybe this award will be a step in the right direction to make this happen. Stay tuned… His next book is going to blow the roof off.
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L
climber
Waist deep in 'gators and still grinnin'...
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Big congrats to you, Doug! This is a well-deserved honor.
Now get back to pounding them keys! ;-)
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 6, 2009 - 07:17pm PT
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Here it is, Pilgrims. The award long yearned for:
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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just saw this--
very nice
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Awesome, Peter!!!!
And another great big CONGRATULATIONS, Doug!!!!
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BW
climber
Big Pine, CA
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Peter, that's some mighty fine and truthful Photoshopping. Welcome to hang that 'round any of my measly photos of the good man.
Wondering if the good folks in Norway gave him the peace or the lit prize. Reckon he deserves both on some accounts.
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 6, 2009 - 10:03pm PT
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The Peace prize has already been taken (g) for the year (g), BW. But yeah, what a peaceful lovely soul.
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philo
Trad climber
boulder, co.
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Congratulations Doug this is a wonderfully deserved honor. Your writing has moved me from the beginning, eliciting the truth I felt within. You defined the direction I took my climbing. Thank you for all you have given us.
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dogtown
Trad climber
JackAssVille, Wyoming
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Congratulation Sir Robison my friend.! A bit over due. But it makes this disciple very proud!
Bruce.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Great work! Good job! A well deserved award.
I recall with strong clarity what your words meant in those confusing formative years.
I can tell you with certainty what comfort your words are today.
May your lungs be filled with the wind from the mountains.
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Doug's writings captured our imaginations and shaped several generations of climbers. An award long overdue and well-deserved.
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