PUFF THE CAT. Historic 2nd flat iron ascent via Freeway

Go Puff! I see sponsorships in her future from Catagonia and Purrana.

Mewtolius
Alpkitten
Fur’teryx
Meu Ice & Meu Water Ropes
Fureal - Spanish Climbing Shoes (for cats)
C.A.M.P. (Cats Ascending Mountain Project)
Cyphur
Kittenetik – of Boulder, CO.
La Purrtiva
Mew England Ropes
Omega Purrcific
SMC - Sender Mountain Cats
Furling Ropes
TUFTA Climbing
 MewDoo

Build your own Feline brands here: https://blog.weighmyrack.com/who-makes-climbing-gear-we-list-all-the-climbing-brands/ 

As the resident dog lover here I have to say that this is nauseatiung.  Grown men making up puuunns with the word "meow."  

Bark!  Bark!

(Joking aside, this is a heart warming thread that brought a smile to my face...climb on!)

I'll have to post photos of her climbing in vedaumew 

Jon Bestwrote:

I'll have to post photos of her climbing in vedaumew 

Maybe she can fit her whole body into an offwidth.

wendy weisswrote:

Maybe she can fit her whole body into an offwidth.

Yes- she chimneys anything from sizes 5-6

At voo she’s much more able to face climb by grabing crystals and climbs in the same way she would tree bark. Eldo crystals are much tighter and she relies a lot more on paw friction. On the irons she uses both- also a lot of cat sized chimney feathers and run thrus that she likes. She uses a full paw meat hook type position on the patina /plate jugs 

Jon Bestwrote:

Edit* Video uploaded to my instagram @toyotamirage.  Idk if this has ever been done- but as far as I know my cat, 2 year old Puff,  got the first feline ascent of the 2nd flat iron in Boulder co via freeway. Puff was 100% unaided from car to walk off ( she rode my shoulders on the way out) Her name is Puff- car to summit was about 4 hours. It took 2 hrs alone to get to the base as there were lots of birds and squirrels to distract her. I let her take her time in order to keep the experience positive and unaided. 

Bruno Schullwrote:

... Grown men making ....

Grown Men? Mountain Project? You may have posted on the wrong site sir. : - ) 

Looks like Puff has some competition... or, perhaps, a solid partner for the harder stuff:

Ink, the Cat

Daniel Joderwrote:

Looks like Puff has some competition... or, perhaps, a solid partner for the harder stuff:

Ink, the Cat

Puff is 100% looking for partners.  If Ink ever wants to get out of the gym and try some real climbing, she's ready. 

(Puff climbs out of joy, often getting frustrated when she gets short roped. No food required )

Jon Bestwrote:

  If Ink ever wants to get out of the gym and try some real climbing, she's ready. 

Oh no.... enter MP thread change here. To try and keep this on track... Does Puffers partake in paw dust, or is she an old school purest? What would be the chalk equivalent for cats?

Shaniacwrote:

Oh no.... enter MP thread change here. To try and keep this on track... Does Puffers partake in paw dust, or is she an old school purest? What would be the chalk equivalent for cats?

Old skool- dirt on the pads like verm would want. Only her weak owner uses chalk.

Best Mountain Pawject thread ever!

Does it still count as an onsight free solo if puff falls the first eight try’s?

I loved the interview puff did for rock and mice. They tried to put that pussy on a pedestal, but that cat nipped it in the bud with her humility. 

I gotta say this is one of the least controversial most heart warming supportive threads I’ve ever seen.

caesar.saladwrote:

I gotta say this is one of the least controversial most heart warming supportive threads I’ve ever seen.

Oh wait... we have just begun!  KUDOS to Nic for alerting me that Puffers made the most recent cover of Rock and Mice!

One of the better threads on here in a long while, nice  work!

That’s simply amazing, Shaniac!

One thing I like about puff and other female climbers- they don’t tend to spray as much as the males.

Is this considered a crag cat still? Are dogs allowed to climb too? Is this considered a simul-climb? When will we see a documented cat free solo next?!?

grug g wrote:

Animal abuse. 

We need a climb off between Puff and Bruno’s climbing dogs.