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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2006 - 12:29pm PT
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beejesus! I would rather take my chances with bear 46 and mama wolf than some of those creepy crawly things! On a side note I had about 8 ticks on me from some minor bushwacking last weekend. Be careful out there!
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2006 - 01:33pm PT
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not climbing but cool. I wonder who ate this guys other arm?
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Leroy
climber
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May 26, 2006 - 08:48am PT
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The other night I heard a noise while sleeping.Turned on the light just as one of those giant centipedes fell onto where my head had been.It was at least as long as my hand and as thick as my forefinger.Got away alive too.Hard to get back to sleep knowing that critter is still lurking around.
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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May 26, 2006 - 09:05am PT
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Jaysus Bovine, after watching that video I'm going to have nightmares about those centipedes.
And Leroy, your story doesn't help as well.
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Euroford
Trad climber
Chicago, IL
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May 26, 2006 - 09:38am PT
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I have several intresting critters around here. more than enough to keep me busy.
Great Northern Gearhound: as seen in his natural habbitat guarding his horded stash of shiney trinkits.
Snowflake Morey Eel: begging for food, always.
Matched pair, West Asian Walletwranglers: very high maintainance, requiring great doses of US greenbacks and regular walks to shopping centers. Imported all the way from Pakistan, the one on the left is mine, the one on my right belongs to my brother in law.
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Leroy
climber
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May 26, 2006 - 12:57pm PT
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Trade you a centipede for a Pakistani.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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May 26, 2006 - 01:05pm PT
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Hey Euroford, you need to get out more! The bling blazing off that climbing gear made me put my sun glasses on.
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Euroford
Trad climber
Chicago, IL
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May 26, 2006 - 02:53pm PT
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i swear, the camera subtracts two years from the life of all climbing gear.
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cliffhanger
Trad climber
California
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May 26, 2006 - 03:00pm PT
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A pitch or two up the East Buttress on Middle Cathedral we came upon a giant swarm of ants. They covered about 35' of the route. The swarm was so dense that it was 3- 6 layers of solid ants. None of them bit but it was itchy being covered with ants. They doused us with formic acid as we brushed them off. Anyone else ever see swarms of insects on a climb?
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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May 26, 2006 - 03:06pm PT
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I was climbing at The Homestead. I was just about to finish a route and put my hand on a spraying bug. The little bitch sprayed me right in the eye as I was finishing the route. I'm glad it was a TR run as I immediatly asked to be lowered so that someone may call me the whambulance. Them nasty litthe things stink. Nothing like grabbing a hold that's filled with the suckers and hearing them go crunch crunch. Spitting bugs and killer bees - return to The Homestead I think Knott.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Bodega, CA
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May 26, 2006 - 05:11pm PT
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Spent the night at aptly named Silver Fish Ledge on Mt. Watkins once with Tom Addison. Little suckers commited mass suicide by sneaking under us during the night. Had to hose off the porta ledge and pad when I got home. Ick! It was disgusting.
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scuffy b
climber
Whuttiz that Monstrosicos Inferno?
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Nov 16, 2009 - 06:18pm PT
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A couple more in here. RIP.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Nov 17, 2009 - 01:15am PT
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A very rare and elusive denizen of the boreal forests in N Sverige (Sweden). Apparently not found in Norway - too many trolls?
Usually seen only after closing time for some reason...
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matty
Trad climber
los arbor
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Nov 17, 2009 - 07:27pm PT
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Vampire Squid
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 17, 2009 - 07:40pm PT
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Dig the squid!
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hb81
climber
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Nov 18, 2009 - 06:15am PT
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jeez, that centipede video really should have a warning tag O_O
how fking large is that thing, yuck :O
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Nov 18, 2009 - 10:53am PT
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We were at Hueco BITD with some friends who weren't of our perverted persuasion so we were just scrambling around. We got to the top of one of the big ones and the four of us went into a big hueco that had a sort of bench. I sat down at one end and then looked down to see a centipede as thick as my thumb, and I'm not small-handed, and a good 5" long (OK, let the jokes commence) who/which had a death grip on a lizard a good 3" long! Geez, I expected Marlin Perkins any second. Of course, my camera was in the car.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Nov 18, 2009 - 10:56am PT
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Ha! I didn't see this thread years ago so I missed some of Ouch's work! Hilarious photo of Stalker and me:
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