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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:10pm PT
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Is this post mandatory?
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:23pm PT
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he's done a few good routes, I guess
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:25pm PT
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"It is difficult to realize the true Way just through sword-fencing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things."
— Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:28pm PT
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It is always good to have somebody in the community who saw how the rocks got here.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:35pm PT
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That was funny Ron.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:42pm PT
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An inspiration. I would love to share a rope with him. Plus he's got as many ex wives as I do!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:46pm PT
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Does he have a lead card?
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Jul 17, 2011 - 03:55pm PT
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Here, Here...
I'll chime in.
Although I have known who he is since I was a teenager, he is a relatively new acquaintance. I have always felt very comfortable around him.
Regardless of his amazing climbing career and skills...
Jim is about as 'straight up' a kind'a guy as one could ever meet.
All meat and mash potatoes, no fluff, no stuff !
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Jul 17, 2011 - 04:56pm PT
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The dude's got it goin' on for sure.
The meanest ol' S.O.B. on the taco.
Straight shooter.
Old skool, understands new skool.
Needs to learn how to scan so he can put up some tr's from his hundred year career.
Or maybe some new tr's? C'mon Jim..please?
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jul 17, 2011 - 05:01pm PT
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Badass.....I was listening to a buddy talking about getting worked on a route and needing 2 or 3 more #2's to add to the 3 or 4 he already had on his rack as he'd used them and all his number 3 camalots as well and was struggling, and it make me think of another friend explain a while back about belaying Donini on the same route. He raises his eyebrows and says while shaking his head in awe something like: "I belayed Donini on that, I was real concerned as he climbs about half way up before he puts in his first piece. Then he maybe has 1 more piece for the rest of the pitch. "
These guys are all much younger than Jim....but who isn't I suppose.
Badassed:-)
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tom brogan
Trad climber
san diego, ca
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Jul 17, 2011 - 06:31pm PT
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I was in the "Creek" with Donini last fall. After a bus load of folks got done top roping the crap out of "The Incredible Hand Crack", Donini cruised it placing only 2 cams. That's right I said two! Another time on the same route, I was just getting started leading and I hear Donini whispering something to my belayer and some snickering. He had filled my chalk bag full of rocks. I had been so focused on getting ready to lead, I hadn't noticed.
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Conrad
climber
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Jul 17, 2011 - 06:46pm PT
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fa torre egger 1976
wow.
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