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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:06pm PT
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ec! Great article!
The recorded cat distance record for Idaho is 95 miles. In 1995, a fat & pamphered feline escaped from his human's RV in Jackpot Nevada. He made it home to Mountain Home, Idaho in 35 days. That cat-hike would have entailed crossing a lot of desert terrain and the wide Snake River.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2026&dat=19950602&id=HcEjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3622,350695
During a childhood picnic in Idaho our family cat, Simba, slipped away for some mousing adventure. We left at dark without it, and then checked back the next morning without success.
Simba walked 14 miles across mountainous terrain. He made it home in 5 days and was really glad to see us.
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ec
climber
ca
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Jan 20, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
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Looks like about 2-3 mp day on average...
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ec
climber
ca
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Jan 23, 2013 - 01:54am PT
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MH,
Redundant...read thread before posting...
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Jan 23, 2013 - 03:01am PT
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jan 23, 2013 - 03:33am PT
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craig mo
Trad climber
L.A. Ca.
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:32am PT
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Cats are cool
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:45am PT
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WyoRockMan
Trad climber
Flank of the Bighorns
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:58am PT
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This is Nikki. We found her on Christmas eve 1996 frozen under the hood of my old truck. She was felt almost solid and at first I wasn't sure she was alive. Over the course of a few weeks she had lost her tail, ears, most of her toes and voice box. The cold seemed to have stunted her growth as well. She is still (at 17 years+) spry and feisty.
Last year I had a 3D "portrait" commissioned of Nikki for my wife's birthday. It turned out great.
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Jim Leininger
Trad climber
tucson, az
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Jan 23, 2013 - 11:02am PT
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Now THAT it survivability!!! Hats off to her!!!
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Jan 23, 2013 - 11:21am PT
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That is a rock star cat. Holy cow!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Jan 23, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
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Nikki looks like an awesome cat.
RIP Puffalina
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Jan 24, 2013 - 05:17pm PT
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 24, 2013 - 05:26pm PT
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JTM, I'm sorry! It's always so hard to lose a dear friend. . .
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Jan 24, 2013 - 07:08pm PT
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Jan 24, 2013 - 07:27pm PT
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Awesome creatures.
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ec
climber
ca
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Jan 24, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
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WyoRockMan,
You should have named her "Nippy," not Nikki!!!
Cool cat. Like the pic with the doll. Way funny!
 ed
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Jan 24, 2013 - 11:19pm PT
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They would kill us and eat us if they had half the chance.
But because we worship them, they tolerate us.
Freekin' awesome, but half the human race are suckers for them. Here kitty kitty kitty.
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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Jan 24, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
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I do not have cats. I have pet teddy bears. Or ewoks. Same thing.
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