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hoipolloi
climber
A friends backyard with the neighbors wifi
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Jun 11, 2009 - 07:52pm PT
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I want some details about the bluff charge!? Tell us the story about this, sounds interesting... poor dumb bears, they have gotten too smart for their own good.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Jun 11, 2009 - 08:02pm PT
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Grizzlies do plenty of bluff charges too. Sometimes not so much. Throwing rocks at them doesn't work so good. I always throw at blackies; gotta keep 'em honest for their own good. Wanna know what works really well? One of those little cans of WD40 and a Bic lighter. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"
ps Haven't had the nerve to try it on a grizz. That's what S&W 50's are for.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Jun 11, 2009 - 08:04pm PT
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Fattie, great minds working on the same plane?
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Swami Jr.
Trad climber
Bath, NY
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Jun 11, 2009 - 09:47pm PT
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ah, the yosemite yaks are back! if they're going to be walking around el-cap base then we should really outfit them with some helmets. Little cute bear helmets.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno
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Jun 11, 2009 - 09:49pm PT
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I was bluff charged a few years ago while working the Athletes Die Young boulder problem at Le Conte... Was in the sit start and noticed people around me backing up. I stood up to see what was up and saw the bear when I turned. He kinda swatted at the ground and charged a little, so I grabbed the bouldering pad and lifted above my head and charged back, shouting at him. He bolted.
About 2 minutes later a goofy ranger came around the corner and asked, "Did you guys see any bears around here?"
"Yeah, I Just chased him off that way..."
"Try to stay away from him, he's trying to mate."
hahahaha
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Jun 11, 2009 - 11:51pm PT
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2nd trip to the Valley-1974: we spent first night stoned in a VW bus in the C4 parking lot and parked my little Toyota with 20 Dz. homemade chocolate-chip cookies in the back-seat, right behind the van.
Yes! Next morning: broken out rear window, torn seats, bear scat,and 0 cookies.
I've hated bears ever since.
We figured out they and the rangers ruled the valley: except when it got too warm in the summer. Then the rangers would trap the bears and kindly helicopter them up to the high mountains.
Except for the Grizzes, the bears up here in the N. Rockies are still mostly scared to death of humans: because of hunting.
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adam d
climber
CA
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Jun 12, 2009 - 12:15am PT
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hate the bears?!
hate the dumb, irresponsible humans.
I saw a bear up on the Hurricane Deck in the San Rafaels this week. First one I'd seen in SB county. Like a bear should, it bolted immediately. Cool that seeing wild bears is still special. Habituated bears make me hate selfish idiots, not bears.
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jcques
Trad climber
quebec canada
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Jun 12, 2009 - 11:21am PT
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What is the traduction of yosemite in english? yo-sem-i-te in native people language.
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quietpartner
Trad climber
Moantannah
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Jun 12, 2009 - 11:47am PT
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Nefarius...
Seen any bear-scratched notes on a tree trunk lately?
"....Desperate, hairy-backed climbers preferred..."
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pimpdaddy
climber
manchester, vermont
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Jun 12, 2009 - 12:36pm PT
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jun 12, 2009 - 01:06pm PT
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dad! where have you been!
hey, what about spraying the bear with the WD 40, then lighting the match?
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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Jun 12, 2009 - 01:16pm PT
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this big guy was rummaging around near the base of never never land. later, he busted up our hidden haul bag. looked like he gave it a couple good hits until everything fell out, then finished off by taking a leak all over the bag. pretty clear message....his turf
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jun 12, 2009 - 01:25pm PT
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coondogger
Trad climber
NH
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Jun 15, 2009 - 04:34pm PT
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Hi Jesse,
I have always wondered why the park service doesn't use dogs in partnership with the rangers to significantly reduce interaction and problems between humans and bears.
There is no simple solution but always wondered.
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