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Expedition Report, Filed October 23: Dispatch from Top Camp On the first day, we climbed a muddy freshly cut trail through bamboo and moss-laden trees to reach 1,260 meters (4,133 feet) and a small camp situated on a knife-edge ridge, swirling in clouds and fog. That night I saw a huge mountain rat (about the size of cat!) sitting on a tree branch but oh, so few frogs. At this elevation you have to work so hard to find anything. Even worse, there are some large-sounding frogs calling from high up in the canopy, out of reach, who are so skittish that they shut up as soon as they see your headlight from afar. So near yet so far. Luckily on my next night I finally found one hiding at 5 meters, and I reached it with a handy bamboo cane. Read the full dispatch on the Museum blog: bit.ly/ZMKtXT
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:00:05 +0000

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