Greg Boswell and Nick Bullock are not the kind of guys you can scare easily.
After all, the two British mountain climbers do things that would give a heart attack to most people.
But even they were horrified when they came face to face with one angry grizzly bear on Mount Wilson in Banff National Park, in Alberta, on Sunday.
The red arrow marks the spot where the bear attack happened (Courtesy: Nick Bullock)
Here’s how Bullock describes in his blog the moment he realized Greg was being chased by a bear.
“’Bear, aaaaaaargh.’ I spun to watch Greg sprint past me and in hot pursuit was a Grizzly,” Bullock writes. “The bear bounded, pulling and pushing the snow with powerful legs. The snow lapped its belly and didn’t appear to slow it.
Bullock says Boswell ran out of sight and the bear, a “carnivorous freight train,” passed by him, “snorting and growling and bounding.”
Boswell fell on his back and the animal pounced.
“Screaming and shouting, Greg kicked at Ursus arctos horribilis and it bit straight though his brand new boot as if it were a carpet slipper,” Bullock writes. “It lunged once more and crunched into his shin, placing a paw on his other leg before lifting him off the ground. I’m not sure at this point what other people would do, but Boswell is Boswell and the bear just didn’t appreciate this, he grabbed the bear’s mouth and prized apart the jaws, pushing, and screaming…”
Miraculously, the bear didn’t charge again.
The two men ran desperately back the way they had come. After getting and having to retrace their steps, the two men finally managed to find their ropes and other equipment to get back down off the mountain after several hours of terror.
Here’s what Bullock posted on his Facebook page:
“OK. Crazy news from Canada! I’m going to put it bluntly, but would just like to let everyone know I’m ok, just a little shook up and sore! I got attacked by a Grizzly bear last night and lived to tell the tail, and to make the 3 hour descent and 2 hour drive to the hospital. All stitched up now and on the mend. It’s a long story and I can’t be bothered to write it down just now. So here is a pic of me at the hospital. Sorry if you a squeamish.”
So, if you’re not squeamish, follow this link.
Otherwise, here’s picture of Boswell all stitched up and decent.
Courtesy: Nick Bullock
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