random question of the day

[minx]

how many mountain goats fall to their death in climbing accidents?

[AlpineK]

And is there an increase in mountain goat death when Mike Layton is climbing in a region.

[mattp]

Mountain Goats have an aggressive social structure. The goats often push and shove each other –sometimes falling off cliffs. Adults will sometimes lift smaller goats and toss them, although the victims usually manage to catch themselves....

 

...most deaths occur as a result of rockslides or avalanches. Mountain goats will occasionally fall to their deaths.

 

Oreamnos Americanus

[minx]

And is there an increase in mountain goat death when Mike Layton is climbing in a region.

 

the information mattp posted does not seem to indicate a correlation between mike layton and mountain goat death. however there is no mention of assault rates amoung mountain goats so we might be missing something.

[mattp]

 

the information mattp posted does not seem to indicate a correlation between mike layton and mountain goat death.

 

Au contraire. "the goats often push and shove each other" when stampeding to get away from unmwanted advances.

[minx]

 

the information mattp posted does not seem to indicate a correlation between mike layton and mountain goat death.

 

 

Au contraire. "the goats often push and shove each other" when stampeding to get away from unmwanted advances.

 

[rbw1966]

There was an article in the Oregonian about how the forest service is re-introducing mountain goats into the Columbia River gorge.

 

Layton won't have to travel nearly as far.

[specialed]

Now I know why Layton was wearing those ziperless Schoeller pants last time we went climbing.

[RichTurley]

how many mountain goats fall to their death in climbing accidents?

 

I only seen it once, back side of Timp.

 

Rich