Dogs in the Hourglass??

Dogs, dogs and even some cats
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Dogs in the Hourglass??

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As we started up the hourglass yesterday, we got hailed on by golfball to bowling ball sized rocks. I made several attempts to contact the people above and received no reply. After cowering in a safe zone for 40 minutes we realize there are 2 guys on the fixed line trying to cajole a dog down the hourglass. One guy finally carried the dog down holding on to the rope. They didnt seem overly concerned that they had almost killed us and I cant help but think that the dog or the leash it was attached to was somehow to blame. I love dogs more than most and we bring our dog on a lot of outings but this was just plain stupid imho. Needless to say I was pretty spooked and it was 1pm at 13500 so we reluctantly turned around for the second time in 2 years, dissapointing since its tracee's 2nd to last 14er.
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wow bummer...amazing the dog had gotten up there in the first place, too bad the owners didn't have any common sense.
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Wow...I feel bad for you guys getting turned around, and especially for the poor dog. "Dumbass" doesn't begin to cover the owners...
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So since that dog used a rope, is he now considered a "mountaineer"?
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I'm appalled at this story! There's NO way that dog should have trusted those ropes.
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KeithK wrote:I'm appalled at this story! There's NO way that dog should have trusted those ropes.
The dog may have inspected them and the anchoring system beforehand... :lol:

Ahhhh, some dog's people. ](*,)
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Was the dog wearing a helmet?
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Dogs should stick to the Southwest ridge, where they belong.
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Quick, someone call The Brotherhood of Lucky! Or are they still in L.A. on media tour?
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Tomcat, that's a terrible story and I'm glad no one was injured.
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Apparently UpNDown's dog does. :-D
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You weren't spotting the dog?!?!

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