Charlie Kellogg passed away Monday, September 21 2015. Charlie has a long history in the White Mountains, and undoubtedly many friends still reside in the valley. Charlie started working in the AMC huts as a young teenager. He was the hut master when chief Justice Douglas visited the Lakes of the Clouds Hut. Thereafter National Geographic published an article and photos about Douglas’ visit and this greatly popularized the huts.
Charlie went to the Holderness School, Williams College, and then Tuck, Dartmouth’s Business School. In 1968 he was on the U.S. Nordic Team and competed in the Olympics that year at Grenoble in the 30K and 50K events. He also won the first U.S. National Championship in biathlon, served on the U.S. Biathlon committee as a director and vice chairman and was elected to the U.S. Hall of Fame in Biathlon. He was very active in the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Charlie Kellogg Memorial Funds at the Manchester Essex Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 1486, Manchester, MA 01944 or at the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, P.O. Box 216, Jackson, NH 03846.
11/24/2015 update: Charlie’s ashes were scattered at Annapurna Base Camp, Nepal and a cairn put up.
Chelsea Little has written a nice article about Charlie (http://fasterskier.com/blog/article/friends-remember-charlie-kelloggs-love-for-the-sport-the-outdoors-and-its-people/)