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Old Baldy - nesting eagle 6-Oct-2010 At 8:40:23 AM TonyH

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On 27/09/2010 Andrew_M wrote:
>Hey Brad, I saw your post.
>
>It swooped me first on anthrax ripple - scared the bejeesus out of me
>as I was a fair way above gear. A good reason to put in gear even when
>the climbing is easy.
>
>When it did actually attack I was (luckily) tight to the anchor belaying
>the second from the top of the lower tier (can't remember the name of the
>climb - around the corner from AR). It was very quick - came out of a blind
>spot and the first thing I saw was the huge shape and these evil looking
>talons wrapping around my calf and dragging, and then it was off. Luckily
>it mostly got hold of my trousers rather than my leg itself.
>
>Hell of an impressive animal - you woudn't want to be a lamb or even a
>small child!

Jeez Andrew, that's got to be right up there in the "scariest climbing incidents" list. Do cranky eagles count as "objective hazards"?