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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 30, 2013 - 09:20pm PT
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Wouldn't that be nice..........
He's certainly cooler than that karate dude.
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Jan 30, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
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Werner if we all were living in a dream we'd all be rich and have the ability to fly.
Stupid foreigner American.....
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 30, 2013 - 09:33pm PT
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Everyone is already rich (they just don't know it yet) and has the ability to fly .....
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MH2
climber
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Jan 30, 2013 - 09:33pm PT
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First I heard of him it was that he was a Generator Crack aficionado. Turned out he was more than that.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Jan 30, 2013 - 10:00pm PT
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Jan 30, 2013 - 10:03pm PT
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Think I first heard of, met, saw Jim Donini at the Nose Reunion in the Valley about 4 years ago. Then other places like OR and Skip and Erik's wedding and the reception IN the Merced (?) river.
What a kind, generous person. So even if I don't make it to the AAC 50th Everest in February I will cheer you with a toast of scotch, Sir. Smiles, lynne
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Jan 30, 2013 - 10:15pm PT
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Jim's one of a kind!... thank God.....;)
TY
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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Mother Donini, during her toughest years of sworn chasty and penury as she toiled in the Black Hole of Calcutta with the poor and desperate:
What J-Do looked like in 1971 before his vows:
When J-Do met Maestri for a momentous debate at the World Sushi Summit:
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:21pm PT
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WOW!
DONINI APPRECIATION!
This seems to be mostly in favor of the old-lad, and Peter gets points for the most imaginative photos.
Is Donini the "MOST INTERESTING CLIMBER IN THE WORLD?"
Time will tell, when he is still leading, and being fun in his 90's.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:22pm PT
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Donini don't surf........heh heh heh
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:26pm PT
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^^
U sure bout that?
I heard he did the first base jump offa wave
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nah000
Mountain climber
canuckistan
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Jan 30, 2013 - 11:42pm PT
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+1 for someone to type up a donini story or two.
and for those out of the alpinism loop, here's a short version of his c.v. ripped from the internet:
1976 First Ascent, Torre Egger, Parque Nacionale de los Glaciares, Argentina
1978 North Ridge of Latok 1, Karakorum Himalaya. Attempted first ascent, remains unclimbed.
1979 Mt.Siguniang, Sichuan Province, China
1983 Autana Tepui, Venezuela filmed for American Sportsman TV
1985 First Ascent (First Alaska Grade 6 climb in history) Diamond Arete, Mt.Hunter
1988 First Ascent, Grupo La Paz, Cordillera Riesco, Fiordo de los Montagnes, Chile
1989 First Ascent The Cobra Pillar. Mt.Barille, Alaska Range
1995 First Ascent “Old Smuggler’s Route” Cerro Poincenot, Parque Nacionale de los Glaciares, Argentina
1996 First Ascent Bourbon Bottle Route, Mt. Bradley, Alaska
1998 Mt Epperly, Antarctica
1999 First Ascent, Torrecita Tito Carrasco, Cerro Pollone, Parque Nacionale de los Glaciares, Argentina
2002 Cerro Steffen, Lago O’Higgins, Patagonia
2006 Diamond Couloir, Mt Kenya, ascent of ice route drastically increased in difficulty by changed by climate change
2008 First ascent Avenali Tower, Valle del Rio Avellano , Aisen
2008 First ascents, Cerro Condor, Cerro Sombrero, Cordon las Parvas, Aysen
cheers to donini: it's always nice to see climbing nobility willing to muck about in a little supertopo mud now and again.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 31, 2013 - 12:50am PT
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I got to meet him and some of his friends in Leavenworth. The kind of friends a man has says a lot about his character. Good folks all the way around. Cheers to you, Jim Donini.
I have a bottle of Italian wine with the Donini name on it. I wonder if it is any good? Who wants to try it with me?
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 31, 2013 - 12:58am PT
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it's always nice to see climbing nobility willing to muck about in a little supertopo
That's what's so impressive about him.
Donini is huge and at the same time he's so at ease with common folks.
He's a great man ....
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Michelle
Social climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Jan 31, 2013 - 12:59am PT
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I want to have the realistic goal of NIAD when I'm 70!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jan 31, 2013 - 01:06am PT
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What a bunch of hero-worshiping wankers.
Oh, sure, if some climber had actually done all the climbs attributed to Donini, then yeah, that climber would be worthy of worship. But you idiots don't speak Italian, do you? In Italian, a singular word generally ends in "o" and to make it plural you change the ending to "i"
Think about it. No one Donino did all that crazy sh#t. It was a whole bunch of Donini. Helping each other out, covering for each other's failures, giving each other a toprope on the hard pitches... And then claiming they were just one climber.
I'm calling bullsh#t.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 31, 2013 - 01:08am PT
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Never heard of him, this Jim.
Heard he was a weenie, what's a Donini?
Some call him Slim, some call him Jim, Slim Jim.
Just don't call him teeny beanie Donini.
Ahhh truck you Guido....BWA HA HA hahahahahaaaa!!!
On a serious note, as a young alpinist in Oregon in the mid-late 70's, campfire tales made him out to be eleven feet tall and blessed with super-human powers.
Then as I grew into an aging rock climber in Alaska at the dawn of a new century, the tales were just as good as before. He was the same age as before...it was only I who had gotten older.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Jan 31, 2013 - 01:40am PT
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One of my best friends. Real friends are hard to come by.
Things I appreciate about Jim.
He loves to climb.
He loves people. Sure he can come off gruff and all business sometimes but deep down, he's a social creature.
He loves to climb.
He tells great stories.
He loves to climb.
Can cook a mean salmon.
He loves to climb.
Generous beyond belief.
He loves to climb.
Arne
Also,he just likes to get out and climb.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 31, 2013 - 02:20am PT
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That Nini me pic is classic!
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Conner
Mountain climber
Eden, Utah
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Jan 31, 2013 - 02:53am PT
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Just a couple of weeks ago, Jim was instrumental in getting Jeff Lowe down to the Ouray Ice Festival where Jeff got to participate in the presentation of the first annual Jeff Lowe Service Award being given to Bill Whitt for his service to the Ice Park. Jim and his friends worked with the board to create the award in Jeff's honor. You may have seen the thread - it was awesome!
Once we arrived in Ouray, Jim and Angela treated us to a fab dinner at the Bon Ton with dear friends and if all that was not enough, they next came to our condo and cooked one of his famous salmon dinner for 10 of our friends...
And then, with the help of Jay Smith and his wife Angela - created an amazing video for Jeff of folks being interviewed and talking story and so much more - all for his ol' Latok climbing partner Jeff.
Always smiling and making time to come and see us - we appreciate Jim (and Angela) more than words can say. Climbing breeds some unique and wonderful folk - so lucky to be friends with same and on the receiving end of their generosity and good will.
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