Worst residents in climbing history.*
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Man, theres a yellow rat that lives in a very beautiful bivy/climbing spot in RMNP. I have no photos, but he's big..and he's MEAN! |
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justin dubois wrote:Man, theres a yellow rat that lives in a very beautiful bivy/climbing spot in RMNP. I have no photos, but he's big..and he's MEAN!That's no rat, it's a golden marmot! |
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Mmmm, squirrels are good eatin' too. Much like rabbit flesh. Campsite grilled wild meats, caught illegally in the national parks, can lead to some hefty fines and jail time I'm sure. |
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Mike Anderson wrote:Mosquitoes, hands down.BLACK FLIES they fly and attack like mosquitoes and bite like red ants got swarmed 3 pitches up on Cannon back in May, I was bit over a hundred times on my arms, neck and face. |
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Woodchuck ATC wrote: That's no rat, it's a golden marmot!trust me. Its the biggest blonde rat you ever saw! |
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Those meanies at RC |
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My vote is mosquitos... they almost killed me at least once, the little whores. |
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Sam Lightner, Jr. wrote:My vote is mosquitos... they almost killed me at least once, the little whores.suprising accurate, mosquitos are the the root cause of the most human deaths at over 2 million per year. listverse.com/2007/07/13/to… |
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My vote for worst resident: the copperhead I went nose-to-nose with on a ledge about midway up the first pitch of Hawk in the Gunks. I was on 5.easy ground and had no gear in -- was planning to put something in once I got to that ledge. Managed to climb over and run it out some more. My partners sometimes wonder why I place gear on 5.easy terrain.... snakes, man, snakes. |
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justin dubois wrote:Man, theres a yellow rat that lives in a very beautiful bivy/climbing spot in RMNP. I have no photos, but he's big..and he's MEAN!I met that sneffelhound or his cousin under in a boulder bivy below Spearhead. I broke my camera trying to get the gear away from him. That's why there are no photos of this thing, crafty little devil: Bushy Tailed Wood Rat. But my vote is for the killer bees. The only 'bees' I've had sting me near a climb are the ground nesting yellow jackets. Oh and I've brushed a copperhead off a hand hold thinking it was a stick! |
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Eldo Pigeons - Maybe not the worst, but worth a nomination. |
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The wives of climbing buddies. They may not always be in residence, but then again they are. |
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Sub-contracted campground hosts! |
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Stucker wrote:The wives of climbing buddies. They may not always be in residence, but then again they are.LOL |
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j fassett wrote:Sub-contracted campground hosts!+1. Especially the elderly ones. Wait, they're all elderly... |
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chris21 wrote: BLACK FLIESThe only thing I hate more than Black Flies are the spikey haired, goateed, big truck driving douchebags that wear them. |
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ants |
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Anything that poops on my holds. |
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Ed Wright wrote: Y'all will be glad to know that Jabba took off after almost being killed by the massive rock fall we had last Dec. and has not been seen since.Praise "Bob!" I hated that guy. |