Peter C. Crane ’80 ScM

Peter C. Crane ’80 ScM, of Portsmouth, N.H.; Sept. 14. Upon graduating from Brown, he joined the Mitre Corporation as a member of the technical staff and worked there for 30 years. He was the author of many technical publications for Mitre as well. He was a well-known member of the White Mountain hiking community. He completed the Red Line challenge by walking every trail in the White Mountain guide and became the 19th finisher of The Grid in 2011 by climbing each of the 48 4,000-footers in every calendar month (for a total of 576 summits). In addition, he climbed all of the 10,000 footers in the Colorado Rockies as well as climbing in the Andes and in the Italian Alps. He also enjoyed playing bridge and competed in tournaments in the Northeast, achieving the title of Life Master in 1983. He is survived by a sister and nieces and nephews.