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General Climbing Discussion

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Snakes on rock 25-Sep-2006 At 1:33:52 PM gremlin
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I've seen a tiny tree snake do a slithering traverse across a 'blank' face at Frog before, I was envious of the tiny crimpers and edges it could use. I don't think a snake that would be large enough to bite you could do it however.

I was once running it out on ledge/slab territory, sweating like a pig, trying to deperately bash in a piton as quick as i could, when a python slithered out of a small bush and onto the slab right beside me. A few more taps on the piton and the vibrations made him quickly buggered off around the corner in the opposite direction. He must have been able to climb rock fairly well in order to get where he was on that rock pillar.

One of the first party's to climb up the east face of Mt Barney encountered a snake nearing the top, they sent it on a several hundred foot journey to the valley below.

Now if a snake happened to bite me while climbing, i think i'd drive down to the shops (in someone elses car) and go buy a lottery ticket...

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