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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:31pm PT
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WOW!!!
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10b4me
Ice climber
On the Way to Flagstaff
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:35pm PT
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Very nice
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:36pm PT
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I sure wouldn't want to try to strap a video rig onto an eagle that didn't want a video rig strapped on.
You'd need about 300 stitches before you could even say "Owwww!"
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:39pm PT
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This is rad.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:50pm PT
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Don't gopro me!
I was only expecting one on an eagle bagging mission-- hard to grab two at once. The sibling put a talon scratch down the entire length of my face!
Chilling in the nest waiting to haul them back up after the biologist put tracking radios on them.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Sep 18, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
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That, my friends, is bitchen.
However, technically probably it is Go-Am since I bet the eagle doesn't get any royalties.
Send that bird to the Minarets to look for Matt Greene.
No bird's eye view comments?
EDIT:
Didn't catch it the first couple runs through, but people show up at :22 and 1:17. Bird's shadow at :56.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:09pm PT
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Super-cool...
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:25pm PT
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that video deserves more hits than gangnam style. Awesome.
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hairyapeman
Trad climber
Fres-yes
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:46pm PT
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Coolest thing I have seen on here in a long time!
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2013 - 01:50pm PT
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whoooo boy! :That's some awesome ride.
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Paul Martzen
Trad climber
Fresno
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:16pm PT
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I like seeing the shadow a couple times and seeing the eagle look around occasionally. But what is up with the clanking sounds in the soundtrack?
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:26pm PT
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Super-cool video. I'm a little surprised there aren't more of these vids. Go-Pro's have been around for a few years now and falconry has been around for thousands of years.
Watching trained birds of prey do their thing is pretty incredible.
Thanks for posting this, it was a fun ride.
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Easy Wind
Trad climber
Oakland, California
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:28pm PT
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Very cool. Thanks!
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Sioux Juan
Big Wall climber
Costa mesa
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Sep 18, 2013 - 02:44pm PT
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way kool
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Sonora
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Sep 18, 2013 - 03:00pm PT
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That may be the coolest thing I have ever seen!
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Sep 18, 2013 - 04:23pm PT
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That's really cool.
In April I had a trip to the Verdon, on the day we left we went up to the rim for a final view and came across this crew, who were producing a film of the Gorge.
The day we saw them they were using the mini RPV, which was pretty cool. But the day before they had been using an Eagle, I presume with a rig like this.
I've yet to come across the results.
Steve
The gorge has been repopulated with Egyptian Griffon Vultures. These guys were flying early before the air warmed up, I guess to avoid air traffic conflicts.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Sep 18, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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Supercool.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Sep 18, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
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that I like!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Sep 18, 2013 - 06:48pm PT
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Now THAT is a good use for a GoPro! Killer footage. I wanna be a bird :-)
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Sep 18, 2013 - 06:52pm PT
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coooool
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Michelle
Social climber
1187 Hunterwasser
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Sep 18, 2013 - 07:25pm PT
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Amazing!
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Sep 18, 2013 - 07:51pm PT
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The eaglecam is interesting.
It seems to be a new wrinkle in falconry.
Here's another, a little more dramatic:
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Sep 18, 2013 - 07:53pm PT
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too cool!!!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Sep 18, 2013 - 08:06pm PT
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Gopro's are stupid.
Just kidding, i got a gopro. Now I want a falcon! It could make cooler vids than me all day.
Don't know if my dog would like it.
what an awesome vid, birds are just incredible.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Sep 18, 2013 - 10:49pm PT
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damn, +2 clint
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 19, 2013 - 12:13am PT
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I've always admired this slow mo vid of an owl coming in for a landing. Pure poetry in motion.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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MisterE
climber
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Sep 19, 2013 - 12:15am PT
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Stephen Colbert True American symbolism in 3...2...1...
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Sep 19, 2013 - 09:21am PT
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Amazing. TFPU
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Sep 19, 2013 - 09:49am PT
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I doubt the eagle-GoPro combo is for real. GoPros are too heavy. Especially since it seems to be mounted on top of the eagle ( did you ever see an eagle carrying its prey on its back? )
It looks to me like someone rigged their drone with a fake eagle head.
Now an 808 camera, that would certainly be light enough for eagle work. If it was a real eagle, my guess is they used an 808. That's probably what was used on the falcon/duck video.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B Flagstaff
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Sep 19, 2013 - 10:37am PT
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Edge, that owl video is so awesome. The slow motion makes the bird look bigger, too.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Sep 19, 2013 - 10:40am PT
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Must have been an eagle shaped drone because you can see the eagle shaped shadow near the end.
I have no doubt the video is authentic. What brand of camera was used is unimportant to me. But after personally watching a golden eagle lift a baby mountain goat off a ledge in Glacier NP, I believe a trained eagle could carry a Go Pro.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B Flagstaff
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Sep 19, 2013 - 10:46am PT
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I don't believe that a radio transmitter placed on an eagle(for tracking), is any lighter than a GoPro.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Sep 19, 2013 - 11:27am PT
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Chamonix's a five star destination in the summer for hiking. I hiked up the mer de glas too, but you really need crampons.
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Sep 19, 2013 - 12:02pm PT
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Awesome!!
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Sep 19, 2013 - 04:42pm PT
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Sweet!
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