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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 22, 2010 - 06:46pm PT
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As Haan would say, "listen up pilgrims", Donini is back from Patagonia and we all can relax now that Jim is here to keep us in line. Things on ST have gotten out of control recently since his annual migration south. His periodic guest appearances were too infrequent to keep the lads on a course of proper ST etiquette.
His candor, experience, discipline and sense of duty have been sorely missed. He will listen to you but you better have some quality points to battle or else adios partner.
Good thing he is back, because I was ready to send one of my Maori mates here in New Zealand up north.
Welcome back Donini.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful BC
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Feb 22, 2010 - 06:55pm PT
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I promise not to make any references to bigfoot in the string theory thread Jim.
Welcome back and looking forward to seeing pictures of your trip !
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 22, 2010 - 07:39pm PT
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Good god Jim!
Well,....................... at least you've been getting some sun too.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 22, 2010 - 07:49pm PT
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Apparently "Patagonia" is now located somewhere in Polynesia. The two names are somewhat similar, so Jim's confusion is understandable.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Feb 22, 2010 - 08:29pm PT
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Glad your safe and sound, Jim. I'm sure you had some fun times and high adventures.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 22, 2010 - 08:42pm PT
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no one tells me what to do, not even me.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Last clip of Lichen Lunch
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Feb 22, 2010 - 09:28pm PT
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Holy Crap, It's CHAOS....Save us.
Hiya, Jim D. Glad yer not Dead.
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 22, 2010 - 09:39pm PT
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I bet he didn't do jack sh'it down there this year.
Everyone that I talked to that came back didn't do anything either because the weather was totally the worst in years.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
Will know soon
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:10pm PT
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Pate, that's only funny when you are as young as yo and mi be. :D Heard some great tales about Donini from the choir recently. Nevah met the Dude so will withhold judgement.....good and not so :D
Weather sucked in Europe also. Ski races cancelled....mountains in white out mode. I hope to go back end of April and try again. Think it's not so easy to do that with Patagonia. Well, JD, heard yo might make Woodson....maybe meet you. Peace and lots of Joy cause life gives us that. lynnie
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jstan
climber
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:16pm PT
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I am a little confused here. Donini told everyone he was going to go hiking on the Appalachian Trail.
And he ended up in S. America?
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:17pm PT
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hahaha! Good one, jstan.
Grateful he's back safe and sound. Can't wait to see the pics and read the tales.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:21pm PT
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Where did the little guy go??
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:23pm PT
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Bob, you're knot reading for comprehension again. LOL!
That's too bad if the weather sucked the whole time.
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:25pm PT
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weather must have been bad.....looks like he gained some weight...just sayin..
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:36pm PT
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Ahhhh
Not so much--I've heard there were some ascents down
there--I'm sure he was in on at least one of 'em.
Welcome back, James!!!!!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:36pm PT
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Mimi..I was joking...just heard that Hayden Kennedy got up Cerro Torre.
Edit..it was Fitz Roy...sorry.
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:38pm PT
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Awesome ascent to Hayden. What about Sarge?!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:43pm PT
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How 'bout Steve Schneider? How did he do and is he back safely?
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 22, 2010 - 10:43pm PT
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Nigro did Fitzroy too.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 22, 2010 - 11:30pm PT
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So we can put curmudgeon back into our vocabulary?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 22, 2010 - 11:32pm PT
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Hello all, coming back to Estados Unidos is a mixed bag. Looking forward to warm rock and blue skies but traffic jams and TV commercials weren't missed.
Regarding climbing and the weather I want to say that I am located a couple of hundred miles north of El Chalten and the Fitzroy Massiff in a beautiful, wild area adjacent to the North Patagonia Ice Field. I refer to this area as "wild patagonia" and the Chalten area as "Chamonix Patagonia." I'm pretty much done with the Fitzroy area, the scene has become, well, that's the point, it's now a "scene", not the wild, hard to access area it was when I first visited.
My wife and I have built a small but comfortable home on the shores of what is surely one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. The view from are deck is incomparable and I say that having climbed on all seven continents. There is nothing comparable to Fitzroy or Cerro Torre but the wildness and unexplored nature of the area are serving as a tonic to this aging climber. I've managed to summit four unclimbed peaks in the last couple of years and the best, I hope, is yet to come. Nothing will qualify for "Hot Flashes" but the intricate approaches and remote feel of the climbs is something hard to find on this crowded planet.
The weather was the worst in recent memory but it forced me to look at the other offerings of this special place and I've come home with an even greater appreciation. I cant even imagine being in El Chalten cloistered with climbers with big agendas and little patience- those days are over. Exploring remote mountain valleys and discovering "small gems" is where my heart is and I have found that place.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 22, 2010 - 11:39pm PT
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I remember Bonatti, in one of his books came to the same conclusion. One of those "excursions", was Patagonia.
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Michael Kennedy
Social climber
Carbondale, Colorado
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Feb 23, 2010 - 06:55am PT
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Great thoughts, Jim. Glad to have you back.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 23, 2010 - 07:02am PT
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Its not all traffic jams and commercials. There are still some undiscovered ICs,...
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Feb 23, 2010 - 10:49am PT
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Jim,
All talk and no photos?? WTF?
Glad you have a zone that makes your spirit fly. We all need one.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Feb 23, 2010 - 11:06am PT
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I've seen Russ with his pant legs TAPED!!
And TAPE on his wrist!
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Last clip of Lichen Lunch
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Feb 23, 2010 - 11:11am PT
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Candidate for tapefetish.com.
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L
climber
Just surfin' the tsunami of life...
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Feb 23, 2010 - 02:25pm PT
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"...a small but comfortable home on the shores of what is surely one of the most beautiful lakes in the world."
Welcome back, Jim. Thanks for bringing some of that serenity back with you.
Looking forward to the photos...;-)
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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Feb 23, 2010 - 02:53pm PT
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i'm ok with how brand new volcanic islands suddenly sprout numerous unlikely species. birds and seeds broadcast throughout the continents, easy enough to figure. but i'm completely flummoxed as to how most every high lake got populated with trout given the waterfalls and cascades that seem typical where the ice has recently receeded.
thought i'd throw this down on donini's shebang because frankly he seems less wrathful than those guys on the creationist thread
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kubok!3
climber
Austin, TX
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Feb 23, 2010 - 03:18pm PT
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sounds like you're living the dream down there!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Feb 23, 2010 - 03:37pm PT
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Donini: You old fart! Welcome back.
RE Hooblie's question on fish in every mountain lake.
They have been transplanted by that evil ecological menace: Whitie!
Idaho Fish & Game does seasonal air drops of small trout in otherwise fishless mountain lakes.
I recall some environmental purists object to this pollution. I do my best to legally remove them. Most mountain lakes don't even support fish reproduction, so they get replanted every four years or so.
Eastern Brook Trout were put into a lot of lakes here in the 20's. They don't need much to reproduce, so Brook Trout Lakes end up with a mass of 8" long starving trout. They sure taste yummy.
OK, back from "thread drift."
Lets see some photos Jim. Did you ever glimpse the "project mountain?"
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