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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 15, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
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Yes, people really are that stoopid...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tourists-kidnap-baby-bison-put-163000412.html
The rangers shoulda made the retards stand there until Mom showed up.
My old friend Larry was a ranger there BITD and some retard came up to
him and asked, "If I catch a bear can I keep it?"
This was long before 'trolling' became a sport and Larry was about to
say yes until he realized that might be a bad answer. No matter, right
about then said young bruin, who had been lured into the trunk and locked
in, emerged through the back seat. Larry let him wreak further vengeance
on the interior before he opened the door.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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May 15, 2016 - 02:59pm PT
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And as the young bull was carried away, his mother was heard to say, "bi son."
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Prod
Trad climber
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May 15, 2016 - 04:18pm PT
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And as the young bull was carried away, his mother was heard to say, "bi son."
Waiting your whole life for that one.
Prod.
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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May 15, 2016 - 04:23pm PT
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Gaaaaaaah! Edge! That's how you make a joke. So damn funny.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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May 15, 2016 - 05:10pm PT
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Edge, did you put Reilly up to the first post? Pretty funny.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2016 - 05:54pm PT
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The straight man never gets the recognition.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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May 15, 2016 - 06:07pm PT
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I'm stuck in the office this afternoon. That "bi-son" joke brightened my day. Thanks.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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May 15, 2016 - 06:38pm PT
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What job requires you to post on the Taco?
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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May 15, 2016 - 07:45pm PT
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The straight man never gets the recognition.
Thanks Reilly!
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 15, 2016 - 07:47pm PT
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that one belongs on the short joke thread
killin' me.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2016 - 08:27pm PT
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CMac should make it a Sticky!
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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May 15, 2016 - 09:02pm PT
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AAAAA+++++ for the bi son joke.
Those bisonappers are lucky to be alive. I once asked a local rancher why he didn't raise bison, as a more profitable alternative to beef cattle.
Because they are mean as hell! They'll tear down the fence and come after you! I don't have ten thousand acres, and a helicopter! One time at the Templeton Livestock Auction, someone brought a bison. It wrecked the whole place!
"If I catch a bear can I keep it?"
No. The bear gets to keep you.
And don't monkey around with deer, either. Most people injured by animals in Yosemite are attacked by deer, not bears, snakes or swallows.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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May 15, 2016 - 09:07pm PT
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Stoopid foreigners
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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May 15, 2016 - 09:52pm PT
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I once asked a local rancher why he didn't raise bison, as a more profitable alternative to beef cattle.
Because they are mean as hell.
One of my nephews is a truck driver who regularly takes loads of Canadian animals down to the US. He's got a few bison stories that back up Tom's quote, above.
The people who kidnapped the calf are lucky Mama wasn't close by.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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May 16, 2016 - 07:10am PT
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And as the young bull was carried away, his mother was heard to say, "bi son."
10/10 would click again
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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May 16, 2016 - 07:14am PT
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Priceless "bi son"
I wonder if it shat all over their car. It looked pristine back there. The seat belt was thoughtful.
Susan
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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May 16, 2016 - 08:24am PT
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Bi-son is going viral today... Edge you missed your calling!
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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May 16, 2016 - 08:46am PT
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But seriously, the only animals you should pick up in the Yellowstone are baby bears.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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May 16, 2016 - 09:04am PT
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Yeah, I tried to figure out where I heard that joke. I even asked around; REO Speedwagon was no help, "Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another..."
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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May 16, 2016 - 09:27am PT
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But seriously, the only animals you should pick up in the Yellowstone are baby bears.
or wolf cubs, but make sure momma is near by.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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May 16, 2016 - 11:48am PT
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Noble?
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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May 16, 2016 - 12:08pm PT
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Seems like we are pumping out dumbf u c k s at a faster and faster rate
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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May 16, 2016 - 12:30pm PT
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Why did the park service have to kill it? I'm sure a zoo or a rescue group would love to take care of the little guy. I thought I heard they made the bison the national animal,Plenty of places that would come and get it.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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May 16, 2016 - 12:35pm PT
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Seems like we are pumping out dumbf * # k s at a faster and faster rate
isn't that the truth.
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Prod
Trad climber
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May 16, 2016 - 12:38pm PT
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Yeah, I tried to figure out where I heard that joke. I even asked around; REO Speedwagon was no help, "Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another..."
Sometimes you need to know when to quit....
Prod.
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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May 16, 2016 - 01:13pm PT
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Why did the park service have to kill it? I'm sure a zoo or a rescue group would love to take care of the little guy. I thought I heard they made the bison the national animal,Plenty of places that would come and get it.
It isn't that simple.
From a press release from YNP:
"In order to ship the calf out of the park, it would have had to go through months of quarantine to be monitored for brucellosis. No approved quarantine facilities exist at this time, and we don't have the capacity to care for a calf that's too young to forage on its own. Nor is it the mission of the National Park Service to rescue animals: our goal is to maintain the ecological processes of Yellowstone. Even though humans were involved in this case, it is not uncommon for bison, especially young mothers, to lose or abandon their calves. Those animals typically die of starvation or predation."
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 16, 2016 - 01:53pm PT
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Edge for the win!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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May 16, 2016 - 01:54pm PT
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Why didn't they put down the people that 'adopted' the calf????
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 16, 2016 - 03:20pm PT
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Kinda grim, but I began wondering what they did with the euthanized youth's remains. Were they quarantined?
On Monday, officials said that the calf had been euthanized a week after visitors picked the animal up and put it in the trunk of an S.U.V. The calf was killed because it was later rejected by its herd and appeared to have been habituated to humans, Morgan Warthin of the National Park Service wrote in a statement.
“The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway,” Ms. Warthin wrote.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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May 16, 2016 - 03:23pm PT
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Why didn't they put down the people that 'adopted' the calf????
great idea.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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May 16, 2016 - 03:44pm PT
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The article I read said they were foreign tourists.
Another arrow in Trump's quiver for banning fer'ners?
Susan
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ecdh
climber
the east
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May 16, 2016 - 03:54pm PT
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Howd they get it?
I went to look at bison in montana. 300m away on the other side of a 5m fence with phone poles for posts the f*#kers went into offensive mode and the big ones got nasty.
How you get anywhere near a calf im thinking is on a breeding farm where theyre seperated already.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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May 16, 2016 - 03:57pm PT
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Q
May 16, 2016 - 03:44pm PT
The article I read said they were foreign tourists.
Another arrow in Trump's quiver for banning fer'ners?
Susan
German, actually, which would make them of the same stock as 40% of Americans.
( including me)
But they weren't Mexican, so Donald Drumpfh would have a hard time railing against them.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 16, 2016 - 06:29pm PT
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This calf most likely had been involved with other tourists in the park.
It's very improbable that it became habituated to humans in one encounter.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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May 16, 2016 - 07:31pm PT
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Those tourons at Grand Prismatic Spring ought to be jailed.
Those footprints in the spring's runoff channel will last for
ages.
Dumb asses.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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May 16, 2016 - 07:49pm PT
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"Seems like we are pumping out dumbf * # k s at a faster and faster rate"
+ another 1
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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May 17, 2016 - 03:10pm PT
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Referencing the Canadian (ahem) scofflaws in the links just above:
"We want to inspire others to go out and explore this vast land, to treat nature and our world with love and respect and to remind everyone watching to never take the wonders in their backyard for granted. This is what we stand for..."
Split infinitive, no less. Flunk!!!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 17, 2016 - 06:25pm PT
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Only pretty as you feel.
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supafly
Trad climber
vancouver, bc
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May 18, 2016 - 06:52am PT
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Before yawl get too high and mighty about the highonlife d#@&%ebags - remember that climbers have a rich and varied history of disobeying signs and rules. I'm not saying these guys aren't d#@&%ebags, they may well be (I think more uninformed and unconnected city slickers), just that as climbers we push for the freedom to express ourselves outside, above rules.
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c wilmot
climber
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May 18, 2016 - 09:23am PT
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If people realized how many have died horrific deaths as a result of the thermal pools in Yellowstone NO ONE would be going any where near them.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 18, 2016 - 09:28am PT
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^^^^ The wife worked in the NW Regional Burn Center in Seattle and took care of a Jellystone
deep fried person. She was used to the horror but when you go in those pools you're a
100 percenter and there's little hope for more than a painless passing, but that isn't possible.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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May 18, 2016 - 11:13am PT
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Death In Yellowstone covers the burn cases in full detail. Absolutely incredible how some people end up in the pools. Signs are posted everywhere and all you have to do is stand on a walkway for 20 minutes to see someone doing something stupid. I guess it is sort of like taking a ride over a falls at Yosemite. Idiots are going to be idiots.
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Gerg
Trad climber
Calgary
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May 18, 2016 - 01:43pm PT
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I feel ashamed that the calf thieves are Canadian, but every country has silly tourists doing dumb stuff around the world daily - trying to bring guns into Canada and getting arrested would be the beginning.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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May 18, 2016 - 06:22pm PT
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An arrest warrant has been issued for the bozos who walked onto Grand Prismatic Spring.
Also, TGR is reporting the following about them, though they seem to mix up BLM and Nat'l Park land. The evidence is being gathered from their own social media posts.
http://www.tetongravity.com/story/news/yellowstone-bros-have-history-of-national-park-abuse
It now appears that this is not the first time the High On Life SundayFundayz crew has violated National Park rules. Two months ago the group posted photos of them water-skiing behind their RV at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats after a rain event. The area is protected by the 1985 Area of Critical Environmental Concern Act, which states people refrain from driving on the flats when it is wet, as cars can cause permanent damage the area.
In addition, other photos appear to show them flying drones in Arches National Park and Zion National Parks. A Bureau of Land Management spokesman told Salt Lake City's FOX 13 it was investigating if any crimes were committed on the Salt Flats,
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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May 18, 2016 - 07:52pm PT
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Theses self-absorbed narcissistic attention whores from "High on Life" are emblematic of the selfie/youtube crowd. Their "apology" is a feeble self serving attempt to save face for their “brand”. The only thing they appear to be remorseful of is getting called out on their d#@&%ebaggery. I admit my first reaction is wanting to see their heads on selfie sticks above the Roosevelt Arch as a warning to those who would do harm to our beloved park.
Some of the outrage may be over the top, boiling them in the geysers or feeding them to the bears certainly isn't the answer. The cybermob that descended on these clowns is a sight to behold, but is it fair?
A single lapse of judgement in one park, I would agree it to be over the top. The trail of disrespect is much longer though. Among their offenses flying drones in several National Parks, tearing up the salt flats in Utah, swinging off of Corona Arch (post ban), laughing about being lectured repeatedly by rangers at Machu Picchu for being off trail, and the ugliest of all, joking around on the walls of the Holocaust Museum in Berlin.
The cyber lynching they are getting is well deserved. It may even mean they have to get real jobs.
I think these tools are simply the perfect poster children for making an example out of. They just happened to fvck up at the crown jewel of our National Parks at the wrong (right?) time. The way they have monetized social media to build their brand/careers is the same tool that has brought them down. How they survive this is now in their hands. First off they need to accept responsibility for their actions. A call to the US Magistrate in Mammoth to account for their warrants would be a good first step. Hopefully they can leverage their eventual convictions to raise awareness to their massive social media following. That would be the best outcome for them.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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May 18, 2016 - 08:15pm PT
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The bison calf story and the others mentioned seem to be two different categories.
The bison calf did not become habituated to humans in one encounter. I can think of two possibilities:
1) It had been abandoned by the group and started mixing with dumb humans.
or
2) For some reasons we don't know it started mixing with various humans and then was abandoned by the group.
In either case, away from his homies, he had a good chance of perishing.
So these folks, stupidly, tried to rescue (not kidnap) it.
Dumb, yeah, but I'm thinking well-intentioned.
The other morons are in another world all their own.
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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May 18, 2016 - 08:26pm PT
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Those animals typically die of starvation or predation.
Why not this time, too? idiots. Where did you dispose of the carcass after you euthanized it? Hopefully the garbage since the animal would be full of toxic chemicals.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 19, 2016 - 07:17am PT
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God I hate stupid f*#ktards . I'm sick to death of selfish entitled people doing whatever they want for a laugh and a buck. Those high on life asshats are "generously" offering to just give a $5000 "donation" (which is actually the penalty fine ) . They should get the 6 mo jail time IMO and not be allowed to buy their way out.
... But those jerks don't piss me off half as much as these as#@&%es: http://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/authorities-investigating-break-damage-devils-hole-endangered-fish-habitat
They willfully broke into the Devils Hole pupfish preserve - a single pool where one of the most endangered fish in the world resides. They shot their way through not one... but two locked gates. Attempted to dismantle security cameras. Took a swim in the pool. Stomped around on the shallow shelf that is the only thing keeping the fish alive. Killed at least one pupfish and likely destroyed a lot of eggs since its breeding season. Left their vomit and some underwear in the pool to boot. Every bit of it was caught on camera.
At one point their names went public... I sincerely hope a pack of rabid crazed animal activists hounds them till the day they die. That... Or just drop them in one of those boiling pools and be done with them before they can breed any more stupid rednecks.
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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May 19, 2016 - 07:24am PT
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seems that the 'fellas' above REALLY enjoy each other's company...not that there is...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2016 - 07:28am PT
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^^^ You watch, they'll pull that card out for their defense and pity party.
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c wilmot
climber
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May 19, 2016 - 07:36am PT
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Where did you dispose of the carcass after you euthanized it?
Yellowstone has areas where they dump animal corpses to be taken care of by nature so as to avoid human/predator conflicts. The one I saw was miles out on a service/powerline road only open to the NPS and contractors. In my opinion had this not gotten media attn there would have been no euthanasia as that's just not in line with the NPS policy
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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May 19, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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High On Life SundayFundayz
May 17 at 4:08am ·
We would like to apologize to our community. Three days ago we were lucky enough to visit Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and made the unfortunate error of leaving the pathway. We did not respect the protected environment we were exploring, and we want to acknowledge our wrongdoing. Because we have disappointed people with our actions, we have taken down the footage filmed off of the boardwalk at Yellowstone. We have realized that what we did was not okay, and we want others to learn from our mistake.
We got over zealous in our enthusiasm for this wonderful place. When standing at the face of such natural wonder, we were drawn to it. In an attempt to get the perfect shot, we acted in a way that doesn’t reflect our respect for the environment we were trying to capture. It was the wrong decision to make. We realize that now. For this we would like to sincerely apologize to the Yellowstone park community and the public.
We have spent a year saving for and planning this project, the last thing we intended to do was to disrespect this beautiful place. Quite the opposite. We have spent 75 days traveling the country and capturing its diverse beauty for the purpose of showcasing it to the world. We want to inspire others to go out and explore this vast land, to treat nature and our world with love and respect and to remind everyone watching to never take the wonders in their backyard for granted. This is what we stand for, this is who we are, with the purest of intentions we managed to screw up.
In a small gesture to try to show how incredibly apologetic we are, we will be donating $5,000 to Yellowstone National Park. We encourage you to share your favourite positive personal memory from Yellowstone National Park on the park’s Facebook page.
We take your comments, messages and every piece of feedback seriously, and we will be accepting the ramifications of our actions. We hope that our community will forgive us for our misstep and continue to see us as a source of positivity and inspiration as we continue to capture this life worth living.
Sincerely,
The High On Life Crew
Ryker, Alexey, Justis, Parker
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 19, 2016 - 08:08am PT
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Tards
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 23, 2016 - 05:51pm PT
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Haven't they fled the US already?
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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May 23, 2016 - 06:00pm PT
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Last seen heading to Canusa Street...
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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May 23, 2016 - 07:55pm PT
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Will hopefully keep the "High On Life" bozos nervous, next time they want to cross the border or record their antics in a national park :-)
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jun 16, 2016 - 10:09am PT
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The NPS is getting better at assessing and collecting stupidity taxes from people in National Parks.
The two bisonappers were fined $735.
And the NPS fined a man $1000 for illegally leaving the boardwalk at a Yellowstone hotspring to collect thermal water. In the process, he broke through the fragile travertine surface crust surrounding the pool of boiling water.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/nation-world/national/article84130802.html
They need to put a handcuff onto each touroid's ankle, and affix the other end to slide along a steel rail that runs the length of the boardwalk.
And they need to have artificially-sentient AI robotic attack drones that detect when people leave the boardwalk, and attack with 1,000,000 volt projectiles.
John Carpenter can continue his magnificent film franchise with Escape From Yellowstone Boardwalk.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jun 16, 2016 - 12:25pm PT
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They need to put a handcuff onto each touroid's ankle
Tom, I prefer "touron" - touroid sounds almost donut like,,,
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jun 16, 2016 - 04:43pm PT
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^^^^ Fair enough.
Tourist + droid = Touroid != toroid
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Jun 16, 2016 - 07:12pm PT
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The fat renders out of the meat, which sinks to the bottom along with the bones.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jun 16, 2016 - 09:35pm PT
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[quote]
My 4 year old understood the signage when we last visited, his reading is limited.
In the link I posted above, it mentioned that the tourist was Chinese, so he may have been from China, I mean Chiner.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 1, 2016 - 05:59pm PT
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Those phuktards insisted on a trial?
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
sawatch choss
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Well, these days.....
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couchmaster
climber
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As anyone who has been to Germany knows, isn't it normally called (wait for it) ...veal? mmmm Jagerschnitzel.....Zigeunerschnitzel ...mmmmmm
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Anywhere I like
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I believe it is "tourist+moron=touron"
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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We'll never know if its karma, bad judgement, or just one of the perils of "vlogging".
At least they died doing what they loved.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2018 - 12:34am PT
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^^^^^ They love dying? Rad!
Page 2:
Some big Chinese exec died the other day in Europe while posing for a pic atop some scenic rock wall. The perils of poseurs.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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You can't fix stupid.
A friend was doing a route on a small eastern crag. Some idiot in the parking lot saw him and decided he could climb the crag faster. So this fool scrambles up the descent route and tries to dangle off the top to show my friend that he was Mr. Swift.
My friend said that his last word was "Ooomph" as he fell to his death.
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Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
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Darwinism is real...
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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"Instant Karma's gonna get you. . ."
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