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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 25, 2011 - 03:04pm PT
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This is the place to ask all those confusing, irritating, or indelicate climbing relationship problems like:
My partner is never ready when I roll up in front of his place, what can I do?
Irritated in S.F.
I'm a trad climber, but all the hot girls go to the bouldering gym, should I suck it up or stand by my principles and only date trad girls or what?
Crimpless in Boston
My partner's hot wife keeps coming on to me at parties, should I go for it or tell him about it? I'm pretty conflicted about it because he ropeguns all the hard pitches when we climb...
Almost conflicted in Margaritaville
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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May 25, 2011 - 03:10pm PT
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Dear Donini: During your youth, when the Yosemite Valley was still filled with glaciers, was there year-round ice-climbing on El Cap?
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Gene
climber
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May 25, 2011 - 03:14pm PT
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Dear Donini,
Did people climb in the pre-Blue Camalot days? How?
g
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apogee
climber
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May 25, 2011 - 03:17pm PT
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'Conflicted in Margaritaville'? That's High Desert country, where the gurlz are almost as hot as the Circle K in JT...
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 25, 2011 - 03:42pm PT
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I love it. . . but those cracks about prehistoric climbing hit a little too close to home!
John
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 25, 2011 - 03:50pm PT
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donini: the agony aunt of SuperTopo.
His prescription for all ills: Get out of Yosemite, use a blue camalot.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
SoCal
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May 25, 2011 - 03:55pm PT
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Dear Donini,
You frequently post acerbic comments about California.
Is this because you are actually a closeted Californian?
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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May 25, 2011 - 04:05pm PT
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No Donini is still out putting the final touches on his misspent youth, and isn't yet ready to join me in oldfartdom.
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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May 25, 2011 - 04:22pm PT
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And, Donini, cancel the Iran trip, not a good time to be there.
Yes, didn't you know Israel will be going "over the horizon" there any minute now??
Blechhh, get a new tune Fatty.
Dear Donini,
I want to be a wall man and an ice man and a boulder man and a free solo man, but it just seems like too many masters to serve. What should I do?
Scattered in NM
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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May 25, 2011 - 04:22pm PT
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Ha, ha, ha.....gave a young climber good advice once. He said that he and his friends were debating whether to date girls who climbed or girls who didnt. I said I had gone both ways and couldn't say which was best but......if you want to date a girl who climbs, check out her hands and make sure they're the right size for green camalot cracks because you'll never get up them without hanging.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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May 25, 2011 - 04:35pm PT
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Old time qoute from Donini in pre-blue-Camalot days, when the glaciers still towered high above us, tools carried clubs, and all campling was out of bounds.
"I am wise enough to know that I don't know."
Socrates later ripped off Jim for this qoute. Jim was away on a special ops for the Spartans in Persia and Socrates didn't expect him to come back. But Jim always comes back.
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Gene
climber
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May 25, 2011 - 05:11pm PT
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Dear Donini,
In one of your recent columns, you mentioned you once went 11 weeks without a shower.
Is it difficult for you to find partners?
Stenched Out in Stockton
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho-dee-do-dah-day boom-chicka-boom-chicka-boom
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May 25, 2011 - 05:14pm PT
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Dear Donini:
Be careful what you post on a discussion forum.
I said I had gone both ways and couldn't say which was best but......
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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May 25, 2011 - 05:15pm PT
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I want to know how many times a year Donini goes to Switzerland to get entirely transfused with the blood of burmese orphans.
Just saying,...
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Prod
Trad climber
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May 25, 2011 - 05:20pm PT
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Dear Donini,
I have heard that tape is for aid climbing. I would love to climb cracks but am worried about the appearance of my hands.
Patiently waiting for your advice,
Thanks,
Hand Model from Berkeley, Ca
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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May 25, 2011 - 05:43pm PT
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I want to know how many times a year Donini goes to Switzerland to get entirely transfused with the blood of burmese orphans.
It's Transylvania. The dude is a feckin' vampire. The Burmese orphan blood is only so he can go out in the daylight......
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Ain't no flatlander
climber
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May 25, 2011 - 05:58pm PT
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Dear Donini,
I've heard you said that Matthes Crest is the best climb in the US but I don't have trad gear. Can I do it with a rack of quickdraws?
Future Hardman
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habitat
climber
grass pass
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May 25, 2011 - 06:04pm PT
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So, Donini, after all these years....
Maestri.....did he or didn't he?
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Gene
climber
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May 25, 2011 - 06:38pm PT
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Cosmic,
My, oh, my you sick puppy.
g
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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May 25, 2011 - 07:10pm PT
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LOL
Who's the guy on the left?
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