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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 28, 2007 - 01:56am PT
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Please allow me to introduce myself:
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Mar 28, 2007 - 02:16am PT
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I was 17, I think, and Richard Harrison and I were heading for Yosemite for the first time that summer. It was still winter and we were climbing at Suicide and Tahquitz and one of the local heros, Bud Couch, had a Yosemite vet. friend named Jim Donini, and we went bouldering with him at County Park and I picked his mind for information about the Valley. I must have been the most obnoxious person on earth. Jim was good people and put up with us and always had a sense of humor and took us seriously as human beings. Jim is a real guy who has led an incredible life.
JL
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 28, 2007 - 02:37am PT
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Welcome Jim and hope you will be graciously hosted here.
You are the distinguished gentleman, always a class act.
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Mar 28, 2007 - 03:57am PT
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"Jim was a real guy who has had a incredible life.
Hey Largo, what do ya mean was? HE is still alive right? sheesh....tough year... RIP friends
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PS Hi Jim
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Loomis
climber
Blava nie, ty kokot!
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Mar 28, 2007 - 04:12am PT
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Welcome Jim.
Edit: oooops! :-)
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Mar 28, 2007 - 05:51am PT
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I've only met you but never climbed with you but it is a pleasure to have you on the SuperTaco.
Cheers
Patrick
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Aya K
Trad climber
New York
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Mar 28, 2007 - 06:55am PT
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Hi Jim!
I hope I get to enjoy your salmon someday!
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Mar 28, 2007 - 08:25am PT
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Hey Jim - welcome to the Taco. Glad to see you're here. Photos from this weekend to follow...
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Maysho
climber
Truckee, CA
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Mar 28, 2007 - 08:27am PT
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Welcome Jim,
It has always been a pleasure to bump into you many times over the years, at OR, or my one good time in Talkeetna. You continue to inspire, I want to climb like you in twenty years.
Sorry to be missing your shindig in Bend this weekend, I hope you have a blast!
Peter
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:13am PT
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Just keep posting pictures of Jim...makes me look like a youngster.
Jim...hope all is well?
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TYeary
Mountain climber
Calif.
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:18am PT
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Welcome to the Supertaco blender Jim.
Tony
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TopRopeGun
Trad climber
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:19am PT
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Welcome Jim!...saw a slideshow he put on about 6-7 years ago...about alpine rock in Patagonia. Already knew all about Jim...starting with the National Geo devoted to Egger that I have keep as inspirtation for a long time. Anyway....Jim was funny as hell..constantly repeating the phrase...
"Real climbing here folks....the real thing!"
As a slide of him with and icetool and ascender in one hand, surly look on teh mug, flashed across the screen. Good sh#t for sure.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:34am PT
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Hi Jim. Welcome to ST. I am sure that you know lots of folks. The rules are endless and we all ignore them.
Best, Roger
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yo
climber
The Eye of the Snail
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:37am PT
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Real shame about Jim. I mean he was no spring chicken but it's never easy.
(Hi Buzz! Say hi to your donkey!)
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 28, 2007 - 10:54am PT
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WHO is Jim Donini?
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More Pitches
Trad climber
Draper, Utah
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Mar 28, 2007 - 11:06am PT
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Hi Jim,
I had a great time getting to know you and your wonderful wife last fall at the creek. Thanks for taking me out and trashing me and showing me around Indian Creek for a few days. I hope to climb with you again some time.
A few photos of Jim and a few other faces you may know from this site.
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l173/504033/?action=view¤t=DSC_0238.jpg
Shawn K.
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Ain't no flatlander
climber
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Mar 28, 2007 - 11:29am PT
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Loomis, that was Rick Sylvester who did the big whipper for Bond in Meteora. He also did the ski parachute jump off Asgard for "Spy Who Loved Me" (after practicing on El Cap). Jim's a badass but Rick's just nuts ;-)
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Mar 28, 2007 - 11:50am PT
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Ain't that the truth. Rick skied off the WEML with a parachute after everyone else had, seemingly, died trying it. I also think that Rick may have been the first to ski down that snow chute on the cliff under the Tram in Squaw. Absolutely fearless.
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jstan
climber
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Mar 28, 2007 - 12:02pm PT
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Jim:
Got to be careful with ST. It is a very pleasant disease. I suggest you adopt a rule of never firing the site without first doing 100 pushups.
Cheers,
John
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Crimpergirl
Social climber
St. Looney
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Mar 28, 2007 - 12:53pm PT
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Love the expression on Jim's face in these photos -
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