Worst residents in climbing history.*

Spiders

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 know that rat, hes viscious

On another note, I vote for the red ants that engulfed my arm in yosemite when I put my arm around a tree at a belay and had a flaming arm that put me into a backwards 20 footer when I let go in panic.

rednecks from OR

Definitely the Kea if you ask me.

Beautiful bird in the wild but it could put a real damper on things if you weren't careful.

Seeing a Kea flying away with one of your socks or worse, a boot liner made for an interesting trip. There was also the surprise waiting for you at the trailhead if you were silly enough to leave a car. Windshield wipers or any exposed rubber being the hot item.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea

Africanized Bees... Any climb any place!

Mountain lions. They're cool until they kick the crap outta you. I'm still waiting to get my revenge on this bad boy.

Where's your .44 Mag climbers backup weapon when you need it?

Every Gunkie will vote for chiggers. Mosquito and black flies are just a nuisance for a day or two, dam chigger bites last weeks/months and are usually in nether regions... the worst thing they progressively get bigger and more painful as time passes by, because dam things lay eggs under your skin.

Trundle bunnies.

dolgio wrote:chiggers.

Nail polish.

Chris D wrote: Nail polish.

nah, prevention is the best - Picaridin and Permethrin seem to work pretty good. that and immediate shower and fresh clothes apres-climb.

Mosquitoes in the Winds, snakes on North Table, but my worst encounter was sticking my hand into a wasp nest in Eldo. I made a dyno move past it really quick and then my second didn't believe it could be so bad when I yelled down about it. I got 2 stings, he got about 10!

Michael Dupont wrote:Trundle bunnies.

Boy Scouts

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

Let me modify that. The JEALOUS, INSECURE girlfriends and wives of climbing buddies and lightning.

The ole double whammy!

T -- just remember, it means the world to have the rope untangled & stacked with gear sorted at every anchor; because once the punishment ends, the punishing has yet to begin.....

hahahaha! So true. :-)

Legs Magillicutty wrote: Let me modify that. The JEALOUS, INSECURE girlfriends and wives of climbing buddies and lightning.

Having had all three, I will take the lightning.