The picture is taken of him at Helen Lake, below Avalanche Gulch, Mt Shasta, after a successful June 2000 climb. Other routes have included some in the Himalayas, Andes, European and New Zealand Alps, Australia, Alaska and Antarctica. Many of these were new routes, including leading several pitches on the first climb of the Original Route on Whitesides in western North Carolina (after the renowned Tom Frost warned him that the Yosemite bunch were looking at getting it first), also the Caucasus Corner (with David Witham) on the Belougerie Spire in Australia, the North Ridge of Mount Hopeless in New Zealand's Southern Alps, the North Face of Mellizos in the Cordillera Vilcabamba (with Bob McKerrow), and the first ascent/traverse of Mt Supernal, Antarctica. For some reason best known to the NZ Government, for whom he led an exploratory expedition into the TransAntarctic Range in 1966-7, a so far undistinguished cluster of bumps in Victoria Land (the `Lawrence Peaks' at 72º 50'S 166 º10'E) is named after him. He also was fortunate enough to enjoy (with grateful acknowledgement to the forbearance of his beloved, if non-skiing, wife) twenty great, active years patrolling with the US National Ski Patrol (National Number 5849) without crashing too badly or getting sued.

The mountains are indeed a shared joy. We must preserve them and the livelihoods of those that dwell in and around them. The work of the United Nations, and of institutions and NGOs devoted to the preservation and sustaining of mountain lands and people is a start. If you are interested in these efforts, he would be glad to hear from you, and provide you with further information.

For contact, or more details,  please email to jeslawrence@att.net