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Leroy
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 4, 2008 - 06:07am PT
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Donnys the man .Been around forever .Any pices from back in the 70s?
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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DR is the man and a great teacher. My first trip to yosemite to climb was spring break 1980. I had just gotten my license and rick lovelace and I went for spring break. my parents were ok with me climbing but wanted me to take a course to learn the skills and not die trying....
So i took a 2 day course and DR was my teacher...after the first day he took me to swan slab boulders and showed me some problems and taught me footwork drills.. that day opened my eyes to bouldering and i then figured out that climbing was the best thing in my life...
So Don Reid, hats off to you and for teaching so many climbers in your day!!!
ks
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Yup Donny's a good egg, so's his wife Karen. Cheers to you Donny.
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Lacey
Social climber
Boise, Idaho
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FI FI La Rue........ Hi Donny......Cheers to ya..........xoxox,Lacey
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Tan Slacks
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Donny's the best.
If you really miss him and you want to see him again in all his glory. Presidents week end in JT? looking for something to do Friday night? Forgot to celebrate Valentines day? See " that man with the DARLING HAIR!"
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Yeah Donny is the real deal, a super guy who's actions speak volumes.
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Robb
Social climber
Pick Up Truck Heaven
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Here's to fifi and the El Portal Dogs!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Donny used to live across the street from me. He got my old-skool, front-load, glass door washing machine when I finally had to leave JT. One of the folks who made it great to live in the place.
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nita
climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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Don Reid- is one of my most favorite people in the whole world..He's kind,generous,cute,and all around Great guy!! His birthday is at the end of the month...So if you live in Joshua Tree, tell him Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Reid, Love..XOXO, nita
Hi tooo- the" Beautiful Miss Karen".
i
Tuolumne Meadows Lodge-used to have a big tent that was housing for the Climbing guides . One day- I snuck in the tent, and stole the above pic. ;-)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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bump for Donny. met him one time on a trip to Josh where he shared some really kewl historical climbing pieces. He has a tremendous appreciation for those that have gone before.
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deuce4
Big Wall climber
the Southwest
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Dancing to Donny's Band at Cashner's parties was some of the most fun ever. We were all having the fun of five guys... Each!
Donny's rendition of the a song (which I can only remember modified words to) was the finest tune to sing on a long El Cap solo: "Hoist the bags up on the Jolly Roger".
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WBraun
climber
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Donny came to Yosemite on a bus .....
He stepped off that bus with two suitcases and street shoes.
He looked up and said; "WOW"
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Mimi
climber
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Cheers to Donny! Definitely one cool dude and all around nice guy. Thanks for the guidebooks.
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survival
Big Wall climber
arlington, va
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Don is a gem that's for sure.
Never saw him be unkind to anyone.
Always ready to share the beta on a route.
A good human being.
Bruce
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Donny is a great guy! I got to play music with him for quite some time and miss him...Formed my own band in the PNW.
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unnamable
climber
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Don guided me and a friend up South Crack when I first started climbing.
On the way back in the car, I commented about how the guidebook was difficult to follow, that we counldn't find the climbs we were looking for. He was all cool and casual, "oh really".
I realized after we dropped him off that he was the author and I felt like a total idiot. What a gumbie.
I've run in to him a few other times and he is way cool and down to earth, a genuine good guy.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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sorry no pics - Donny on-sighting Full Moon Boogie w/ Alan Roberts BITD (he rated it .11b)
always such a swell fine motivated and good natured spirit!
here's to ya Donny!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Oct 12, 2009 - 12:42pm PT
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heard it through the grape vine that Donny is a bit down lately, especially on the guidebook project.
He's done a terrific job over the years on that guidebook, what a lot of work, and mostly a labor of love I suspect. Given the difficulties of such a huge project, and the normal give-and-take of dealing with a publisher I can totally understand getting into period of very low motivation.
But put on top of that the apparent lack of support from the community, whose desire for a new comprehensive guide is strong, well, Donny's stuck in the middle with negativity squared.
No matter what happens, Donny's contributed hugely to Yosemite Valley climbing over the years, not just as a guidebook author. He is still gives enthusiastic encouragement, to me at the Bachar memorial on climbing the obscure... he totally deserves another round of appreciation.
Thanks Donny!
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Idaho, also. Sorta, kinda mostly, Yeah.
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Oct 12, 2009 - 01:07pm PT
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Groove on, Don. Haven't seen ya in a coon's age, hope you're goin' groovingly.
Appreciatin'.........WooHoo!
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