There is a pile of about 20 or 30 dead bats on and below the the left side of the flake where you start Athlete's Feat. Not only does it smell pretty bad, it's really creepy.
My best guess is that the little guys were roosting above somewhere and Castle Rock was struck by lightening during one of the big storms we've had this week, turning the rock into a big bug zapper and instantly killing the entire colony.
I'll never forget the time I was underclinging a downward facing flake and a little bat flew out from under the flake....It made for an interesting fall.
I was up there this past week and came upon the Ozzy leftovers. There is a nest behind that boulder under athletes feet. THey all died at the same time, that much is certain. I wonder if someone put a poison there that they ate to get rid of them. I have a dog,wasn't sure if there was something bad left there (like a copy of the duet Ozzy did with Lita FOrd in the late 80's) So we left. DIdn't want the dog listening to that crap.
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