Joseph Ryan Glover

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ON SEEING A BOYHOOD HERO ON T.V.

I found the following poem in my grandfather’s papers. His name isn’t on it but I’ve searched excerpts in google and received no results, so I think it’s safe to say he wrote it. I like it because it’s an authorial effort beyond his typical mountaineering work and therefore seems more personal. I also appreciate any […]

THE CHRONICLES OF BARNESMORE GAP or “THE DAY DAVID GOT LOST”

I found the following story in my grandfather’s climbing papers. The David in the story is David Ballantine Glover, my late father. The Alyson is Alyson Glover nee Bolton, my late grandmother. Kim is my grandfather’s faithful dog and climbing companion. Also, I assume, late. Editorially, I have added some paragraph breaks to the first […]

Across the Nephin Beg Range

This story was found in my grandfather’s documents on 13 pages of photostat-ed onion sheaf paper. The first page has a hand written note that  says “3,300 words uncut — too long!” which leads me to believe he wrote it for publication and needed to edit it for length. Throughout the document long passages have […]