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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 4, 2013 - 02:43pm PT
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Nicey ensconced in Yosemite West...my young partner's first real trip to the Valley. Opening salvo the last two days was the NEB of HCR and the Steck/Salathe. Rest today then Good Book tomorrow and Moratorium/East Buttress link up on Monday....weather permitting.
So nice to have a hot shower and warm kitchen at hand....my dirt bagging days appear to be over.
George arrives the middle of the month.....let the party begin!
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Wish I was there.
Arne
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2013 - 02:55pm PT
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Guess it does sound a bit that way Moose....just super excited to be here for my first extended stay since 1976. Ed understands. Also, nothing special in those climbs i mentioned.
Usually don't take pics on climbs that have been documented ad nauseum.
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sibylle
Trad climber
On the road!
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Hey, I hope to get to the Valley some time in the next week or so ... would love to climb on a day when you need a partner.
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hossjulia
climber
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donini's in the valley, oh man, the yunguns better step it up!
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Donini is my hero!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Ferret and I will be there next week...hope to see ya!
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Not Always Two By Two
His body’s animals are cold out there—let them come in.
These fauna of teeth and lips graze silently in the shade of his hoody.
The horns of his hair shock you; his chameleon eyes, they surprise you through their windows.
Green—blue--green again. Gray all the way, like his hair.
That nose, though, it’s like a giraffe, an awkward beast fit to rub the ceiling of a great roof in a holy place like a catacomb built for two million.
Limbs like snakes, wrapping around himself and then windmilling to get the blood rushing as he wakes from hibernation.
While I am invading the privacy of his meal like a jay, he makes raccoon hands while he washes salad for breakfast.
He has the brain of an elephant, remembering everything he ever ate or climbed or f*#ked.
His animals of body are a welcome exhibition, a body zoo, among the plethora of herds of tourists here to watch not him but, rather, the waterfalls moult.
He is in possession of the house--shall we turn them loose?
--Ripped from William Leo Coakley's short poem from the 60s, Invasion of the Animals, and blatantly
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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where is El Cap Pics?
polishing those lenses i hope,
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Stayin' in the Ahwanee, Jim?
When's the Nose in a day on?
Have fun!!!
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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awesome
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May the 4th, be with you!!
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Glad to hear you're in the valley Jim!
Sent you a message last week regarding your upcoming event, hoping to make it out there but it depends on the day. Climb hard and keep us updated!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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it's not Alaska or Patagonia, but it's still pretty cool
have fun
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elcap-pics
Big Wall climber
Crestline CA
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Cool to have you in the Valley for an extended time and not just a quickie show and out! I will be coming up, for the season, in two days and perhaps will see you around the cafe or more likely at the ElCap Bridge!
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Jim, safe climbing.
and yeah, rub it in my face. I haven't Valley climbed since 1985. hah hah.
Truly hope you have a good time, but curse you, your routes have always been difficult to me, mostly.
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Bob Palais
Trad climber
UT
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I'm thinking about heading out there now that the semester is over.
> "Is it still fun for you?
> "By the way, you must have a wonderful wife..."
While Jim is surely out climbing, I met Jim when he was hitching up Flagstaff Mt about 1978. Then and more recently on climbs in the Tetons, there is no doubt that sharing his pure joy of climbing with new and old friends is at the heart of his motivation. `You haven't done the Open Book? You've gotta do it! We're going tomorrow... you guys should come do it too!' And he was so right, it was great fun.
And yes, Angela Is wonderful and she seems to be out there enjoying the mountains and as a part of the community herself. I saw there was a happy birthday Angela thread on here a while back!
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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You should get as many photos as you can--even on 'trade' routes.
Just curious why you mention dogs??
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