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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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