Worst residents in climbing history.*

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!

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!

Don't get mad. Get even.

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.

Mike Anderson wrote:Mosquitoes, hands down.

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.

Woodchuck ATC wrote: That's no rat, it's a golden marmot!

trust me. Its the biggest blonde rat you ever saw!

Those meanies at RC

My vote is mosquitos... they almost killed me at least once, the little whores.

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.

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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.

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!

Eldo Pigeons - Maybe not the worst, but worth a nomination.

Bats are also worth a nomination - yea they normally only leave stuff around and chirp at you, but if you get bit it is a bad situation.

The wives of climbing buddies. They may not always be in residence, but then again they are.

Sub-contracted campground hosts!

Stucker wrote:The wives of climbing buddies. They may not always be in residence, but then again they are.

LOL

j fassett wrote:Sub-contracted campground hosts!

+1.

Especially the elderly ones.

Wait, they're all elderly...

chris21 wrote: BLACK FLIES

The only thing I hate more than Black Flies are the spikey haired, goateed, big truck driving douchebags that wear them.

ants

Anything that poops on my holds.

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.