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Marmot on Mt Shavano
I ran into this Marmot on the summit of Mt Shavano, a 14er in the Sawatch Range in Colorado. Shavano is an easy walkup, and has a wonderful snow route up the Angel of Shavano snowfield.
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Submitted by: atg200 on 2002-04-21 | Views: 758
estebandb on 2002-04-21
hey awesome shot...just 2 questions: who made it to the summit first, you or the marmot? And did the marmot took a pic of you ? :lol:
Kind of like the Hillary/Norgay debate, huh?
What's a marmot?
Are you a taxidermist?
orangeoverhang on 2002-04-23
what do these furry critters eat up there?
The furry thing on the rock is a Marmot. For those who don't know, Marmots and the small chipmunk-like Pikas live in the mountains above treeline. As far as I can tell, they mostly eat climber's lunches and clothing(I've had a glove, a hat, a camera bag, and lots of sandwiches stolen while hiking and from packs sitting at the base of alpine routes), though I imagine they have to eat plants on weekdays. They are fearless - that guy hung out right on the summit boulder while 4 of us were up there.
foograbbinstone on 2002-05-05
haha looks like the marmot is the king of that hill
sarcat on 2004-03-24
I love furry little animals.... they taste like chicken.
good one
