mccallboater Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Big Horn Sheep on the downstream side of the Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody WY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boadman Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) It's actually in Italy: http://www.fishnhunt.co.nz/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1282001466/5 Pretty incredible footage though, huh? Edited September 16, 2010 by boadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 These photos beg the question why are they climbing the side of a dam? For the practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Amazing stuff. Last time down to Vegas we did one of those long lines up a canyon, it was the one to the left of Josephs Fa. We could see Bighorn Sheep above us from a few pitches below the topout, but it was only as we got up there to the last pitch (an easy 5.3) that we noted from the scat on route, and knew then that these damn things were indeed not only climbing the easy 5.3 last pitch of the route we were finishing, but that they must have done some pretty sick off route moves to get over to the gully they had drifted into to avoid us - proving to me that they could outclimb many good rockclimbers. Gratuitous red rocks shot little bit down the canyon on another one of those kick assed long routes: Looking at that pic, I think I screwed that story up, this is the route to the left of JH's route Ujahn the hound and I did, so the other route is further down the way. Don't make me F**ing map it out or we'll all be lost eh? The part about the Sheep was right, but I might have screwed up my route locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denalidave Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 These photos beg the question why are they climbing the side of a dam? For the practice? Cause the grass is always greener on the other side, duh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstach Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 (edited) Damn impressive. Edited September 16, 2010 by bstach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitchaserCJB Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 Big Horn Sheep on the downstream side of the Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody WY Don't have to lie to kick it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 These photos beg the question why are they climbing the side of a dam? For the practice? Salts deposited on the free face of the dam? Pressure gradient across the face drives minute seepage toward the outside face, where dissolved solid concentration in water is lowered due to decrease in hydrostatic pressure [/armchair commentary] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 really cool pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccallboater Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 My bad. I got the link from a friend at Idaho Power, who inspects dams, so I didn't check his references. A closer look shows Ibex, not Rocky Mountain goats. I stand corrected. Still amazing, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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