'ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -- Mountaineers who ascend North America's loftiest peak are often brought down to earth by "virus-laden poo" left behind by previous climbers, a medical report says.'
Mr. Hanky on Denali
It's been years since I climbed that thing - I seem to remember traversing in a bit to get to the 1st bolt. Have you played on any of the slabs on Upper Malamute? Discovered them a couple of weeks ago - good lines.
Been out craggin the last several weeks, so spent a lazy weekend at home for a change. Over-ate, spent time with the sweety, cleaned house, hung out with my cousin and her man on their yacht, over-ate some more...
Bah, they're just jealous that we lost 1,300 feet off one of our mountains, and its still 3 times taller than their highest peak.
I'm off to climb Godzilla in three pitches...
Da dum da dum da dum...
Great White Shark Caught Off Washington Coast
OCEAN SHORES, WA...
While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing for dogfish, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope around it's tail !!!
And that's when the shit hit the fan!!
The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned.
She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 deg. water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s.