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William C. Atkinson

AKA ATKINSOPHT

  • Front Page
  • Mountaineering
    • Mountaineering Page
    • The ‘Gunks of Yore: The “Appies” (1956-1963)
    • The East Ridge of the Grand Teton (1957)
    • The ‘Gunks of Yore: The Clean Climbing Revolution (1966-74)
    • A Week in the Tetons: Moran by the CMC; Owen by the Koven Route (1972)
    • “Travails” with Charley, a Climbing Vignette (1972)
    • Two for Four on “Sam’s Swan Song” (~1970s-1981)
    • Serendipity: A Climbing Vignette (~1980s)
    • “Bobo” to the Rescue (1986, 1987)
    • Reflections on a Time-Scale for the Formation of the Alps of Chamonix (~1980)
    • Wyoming Towers (1990)
    • Un Conte des Alpes (2000)
    • The Existential Terror of Steep Friction (2017)
    • CLimericks
  • Astronomy
    • Astronomy Page
    • Astronomy, An Adventure (1925-present)
    • Comets (1957-1969)
    • Total Solar Eclipse of March 7, 1970
  • Design
    • Design Page
    • Chessmen (~1950s)
    • Rubber Band Shooters
    • “Speed-Park” (1959-1963)
    • Steps of Reinforced Concrete (~1970)
    • The ROWING Computer Model (1995)
    • Recumbent Bicycles (1920s-1990s)
    • Hommage à Marcel Duchamp (~1990s)
    • Guitars by Matthew Atkinson
  • World War II
    • World War II Page
    • The Depth Perception Hurdle (1943-1944)
    • B-29 Combat Mission Logs of Wm. C. Atkinson, Radar Navigator (1945)
    • Allied POW Thank-You Letters after V-J Day (1945)
    • 498th Bombardment Group Info (1944-1946)
  • Memoir
    • Memoir Page
    • “Nilesville”: A Childhood Memoir (1930s)
    • Construction (1930s)
    • Chemistry (1930s)
    • Aeroplanes (1930-1943)
    • The Hurricane of ’38
    • Cornell Days: The Big Red Wheel (~1948)
    • “Speed-Park” (1959-1963)
    • Recumbent Bicycles (1920s-1990s)
  • Family History
    • Francis Kerr Atkinson (1890-1976)
    • E. S. Church, France 1918, Chapter 1, En Voyage
    • E. S. Church, France 1919, Chapter 2, Bay-sur-Aube
    • E. S. Church, France 1919, Chapter 3, Intervalle
    • E. S. Church, France 1919, Chapter 4, Nanteuil-la-Fosse
  • About Bill Atkinson

Front Page

The older you get, the better you were!

  • Mountaineering
    “. . . memories of days well spent in fruitless pursuits.”- Philip Gribbon
    Mountain screeds: Bill’s effusions on climbing
  • Astronomy
    A lifelong interest in what’s out there
  • Design
    An assortment of design projects
  • World War II
    My combat mission logs from 1945 and a few other WWII-related items
  • Memoir
    Various reminiscences
  • Family History
    Biograpical notes

 

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Wyoming Towers (1990)
  • B-29 Combat Mission Logs of Wm. C. Atkinson, Radar Navigator (1945)
  • E. S. Church, France 1918, Chapter 1, En Voyage
  • A Week in the Tetons: Moran by the CMC, Owen by the Koven Route (1972)
  • Two for Four on "Sam's Swan Song" (~1970s-1981)
  • Serendipity: A Climbing Vignette (~1980s)
  • "Bobo" to the Rescue: A Climbing Vignette (1986, 1987)
  • The Existential Terror of Steep Friction (2017)
  • Comets (1957-1969)
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