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MisterE
Social climber
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That was damn funny, Skully - cheers, Mate.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Sherpa for hire let me know if you need a third.
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splitter
Trad climber
Cali Hodad, surfing the galactic plane ~:~
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YER
GONNA
CRUSH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^^ EDIT: (from 'yer gonna die'.)!
PS - Dood, "yer gonna die!" is what J Muir advised Teddy Roosevelt ("Teddy, yer gonna die!") when he asked Muir for some last minute advice before climbing the tallest Doug Fir they could find (100+ ft) in Yose during a raging winter storm and then proceeded to howl at the wind (just like Muir was notorious for doing).
And Warren Harding, upon hearing of Royal Robbins intentions of doing the SA of the Nose ground up (no fixed pitches) looked him straight in the eye and said, "Royal, yer gonna die!". And, RR famously responded, "Batso, were gonna crush it!".
SO, i felt that Donini & Lowe were more than worthy of a similar distinction. ... wudevah!
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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George and Jim, best wishes,and you're not gonna die, just be careful coming back down the gullies. There you may well, uhhh, forget it.
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Gilberto
Social climber
La Crescenta, CA
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Dang! That's Great guys. Old Farts Rule!
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goss
Trad climber
Portland OR
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So cool you guys are doing this. Have fun!
..wg
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jabbas
Trad climber
phx AZ
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Girls will love you to no end !!
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The Call Of K2 Lou
climber
Squamish
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Mr. (Sir? Emperor?) Donini says in the article:
“It’s important to break out of your comfort zone or else you stagnate,” Words to live by- every day!
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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My prediction 15.5-16.5 hours from base to the top. :)
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Those two can create a team that will likely break 12 hours. Though I've only roped up for a pitch or two with Jim and George over the years, I reckon there will not be much to slow those guys down...
Good luck!
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Gregory Crouch
Social climber
Walnut Creek, California
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They'll get through any teams above them like they were parting the Red Sea
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Why?
Will they be wearing plaid pajamas?
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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I think there is a distinct possibility of having to rescue them if Donini drops his blue Camalot.
The problem, J-do is finding recently, is that no matter where he goes (and however fast he might go) he still is there damnit. As for George, he obviously burns a hell of a lot cleaner and seems really unearthly in his consistency. Best to them. When is this going to take place?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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You are best advised not to ask. George is a man of mystery and his peregrinations may or may not be subject to classified purview.
Even the TR might be heavily redacted.
But I cannot imagine donini doing the Nose in a diaper and not carrying a second blue camalot.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Aw, c'mon coz. Some of us have to run off at the mouth a bit as part of the commitment process.
Not all of us are the stalwart dragon slayer that you are.
Some of us will stumble back into the bar all cut up and wondering where that eskimo woman that they wanted you to wrestle is.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I agree with Coz, it really isn't that newsworthy. As to talking about it in advance, Dougald MacDonald asked me at the AAC meeting in Berkeley if we were keeping it hush, hush. I said no, i didn't care one way or another, thus it ended up on the Climbing Mag. blog and the op picked it up and here it is. Dougald works on editing for the AAC and i thought maybe he, at most, wanted to put something in the AAC newsletter. George and i are both ex officials of the AAC and are both committed to letting climbers know that the AAC isn't comprised of a bunch of old guys sitting around drinking expensive port and smoking Cuban cigars.
You're absolutely right Coz, certainly not an earth shattering event, but possibly a tiny bit inspirational for the aging population here on ST as the recent thread on approaching 60 shows. I hit 70 this Summer so maybe those approaching the big 60 can look forward to another decade.
Just back from two days at Indian Creek....with the cat out of the bag, i need to get serious- the pressure is on!
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Coz-What is it with your negativity concerning Donini all the time? Just curious as it seems pervasive on ST.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Guido, i think Coz and i would have fun climbing together as long as he remembered that age has reduced me to one climbing command....."up rope, i'm not moving!!!"
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Well, not that I have a leg to stand on around here, but I think that being a positive life force is newsworthy.
And you are a man after my own heart -- there is nothing better than breaking out of one's comfort zone(s) -- it's been a life-long habit of mine. So there.
:D
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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I don't care if it's newsworthy. We play a stupid game anyway. It's is something fun to banter about on a climbing message board.
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