Edited: "Phil and I" to "Phil and me" per lordofthederps and the rules of grammar. [–]mistermez 1473 points1474 points1475 points 7 years ago (30 children), "Just got mauled by a bear, better take a note. The day I survived a very grizzly bear attack: As long as I live, I will never forget that powerful animal charging towards me. Others will find it interesting, informative and hopefully educational. Once the dogs came running, it was diverted long enough for me to get up and try to escape down the creekbed. Okay, hospital time. Do you still enjoy the outdoors? When I got to the fire station, my big concern was that when they saw me, they'd faint, so I decided to try for levity. I'm still an avid advocate for wild things, but until they start paying property tax I'm going to assert my dominance. [–]allenahansen[S] 993 points994 points995 points 7 years ago (63 children), This was taken a month before the attack: http://i.imgur.com/uw38GaT.jpg, [–]minngirl 875 points876 points877 points 7 years ago (17 children), [–]ANAL_PLUNDERING 992 points993 points994 points 7 years ago (39 children), [–]allenahansen[S] 1203 points1204 points1205 points 7 years ago (22 children), [–]allenahansen[S] 1262 points1263 points1264 points 7 years ago (12 children). The helicopter was also responsible for picking up and dropping off bags of gear. Not faint But there's more to this book than a heart-pounding read. Help plz? It never ends. I have never found "rollicking" used in a more appropriate manner. [–]windowpuncher 192 points193 points194 points 7 years ago (5 children). And did they survive? Jeff, in a panic, grabbed his rifle to come to Ken’s defense, but the rifle was not loaded. [–]JaneRenee 981 points982 points983 points 7 years ago (8 children), [–]allenahansen[S] 1130 points1131 points1132 points 7 years ago (2 children), [–]rmsy 2229 points2230 points2231 points 7 years ago* (111 children). The chances are I've already answered your question in depth. Deke's death really hit me hard. I (chainsaw)cut those seismic lines in the winter once the year I took a break from university. The Thread that inspired this AMA: http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bwyx5/til_a_woman_survived_a_bear_mauling_by_hiking/ I saw several grizzlies in Glacier, including one along a hike about 20 feet in front of me. All initial responses to posters must contain a properly punctuated question. [–]iamaredditer 434 points435 points436 points 7 years ago (64 children). [–]allenahansen[S] 2415 points2416 points2417 points 7 years ago* (209 children). "Supportive" doesn't even come close. [–]TreeOfMadrigal 715 points716 points717 points 7 years ago (117 children). Your plastic surgeon did a wonderful job. Do you have a different outlook on life because of this happening? I mean, obviously it was painful, but anything else? Everything happened in real time. The story and what are apparently the photos resulting from a bear attack are hard to look at, hard to think about, and hard to imagine. I only allowed myself a brief look into the rearview mirror, but it was so awful, I just laughed and kept driving. I've been trying to. I didn't know that they made people this awesome. I was at a backcountry campsite (Hole in the Wall) and could see a mother grizzly and her cub frolicking on the other side of the glacial cirque we were camping in - they were nearly half a mile away I would guess, but we had binoculars. Knowing what it was, my dad started punching as hard as he could. So far expenses have been about 300K and counting. It would scare the shit out of me, but amazing! Brown bear incidents have occurred in their native range spanning Alaska, Northern and Western Canada, and portions of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. [–]HasFuckedYourMom 694 points695 points696 points 7 years ago (39 children). But I'm sure there are plenty I've missed, so if I didn't get to yours somewhere along the line and you're still curious, please go here: http://amzn.to/11gR60C and check it out. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. Life can go seriously weird on you sometimes, you know? I'm awed daily by the graciousness of strangers on the Internet. [–]PasswordLost 873 points874 points875 points 7 years ago (27 children), http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.fi/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.html. [–]allenahansen[S] 147 points148 points149 points 7 years ago (4 children). It would be very interesting to see you speak with Ellen. It turns out that it's the black bear's shit with the bells in it, but really I wouldn't be able to tell. [–]allenahansen[S] 207 points208 points209 points 7 years ago (7 children). Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack Russia’s Cozy Bear is trojanizing business software to infect organizations worldwide. [–]Bwazo 65 points66 points67 points 7 years ago (2 children), "hey mom remember how you almost died to that bear? [–]allenahansen[S] 2700 points2701 points2702 points 7 years ago (45 children). EDIT: Thank you for the Gold. I'd probably scare the poor boy to death.... [–]TheRanchoChupacabraj 918 points919 points920 points 7 years ago (8 children), [–]Oops_I_Pooed 132 points133 points134 points 7 years ago (4 children), [–][deleted] 2269 points2270 points2271 points 7 years ago (5 children), [–]kesselrun_7 725 points726 points727 points 7 years ago (2 children), Your statement is truly the only appropriate reply, [–]sirpooperscooper 303 points304 points305 points 7 years ago (18 children). voice of Dexter in Dexter's Lab and Granny in Loony Tunes. I love dogs because they're so blissfully simple, yet so personal and powerful in one's life. [–]unfulfilledsoul 92 points93 points94 points 7 years ago (17 children). Ask me anything! [–][deleted] 40 points41 points42 points 7 years ago (5 children). But I suffered some pretty gruesome injuries to my face and head. I started backing away from Mr. Grizzly, saying something under my breath like "Nice Bear, I am just leaving these woods now, okay, I'll be going now" and talking into the radio "Black Toby, this is Wade, I have a Grizzly Bear, Black Toby, I have a Grizzly Bear." Little old ladies aren't supposed to fight back.... [–]TheReasonableCamel 176 points177 points178 points 7 years ago (2 children). Edit : I have no scientific evidence that they were right. [–]allenahansen[S] 277 points278 points279 points 7 years ago (13 children). I'm launching my first book this week, after 15 years as director of an international consultancy. Former Playboy girl turn rancher that fought off a bear attack? Were you accepting, horrified, strangely calm?? Reddit's best camping horror stories are not for the faint of heart. [–]RayGunn_26 607 points608 points609 points 7 years ago (2 children). [–]BetweenTheWaves 772 points773 points774 points 7 years ago (13 children), "Hey bro, so there's this gal on reddit who killed a bear and drove down a mountain with one eye kind of hanging out. [–]allenahansen[S] 354 points355 points356 points 7 years ago (9 children), [–]lexxxgrace25 622 points623 points624 points 7 years ago (47 children). It had about 5 small offices, including mine. I worked with slobs who were apparently not able to learn things, except experientially. If you're in the PNW or Montana where they also have grizzlies, things may become a bit more problematic. [–]allenahansen[S] 1230 points1231 points1232 points 7 years ago (29 children). I was doing some updates to the firewall/VPN and had to do this after hours. So, crapping myself, I quietly backed up several hundred yards, uphill along our trail that was cut through a tightly packed stand of young trees. [–]allenahansen[S] 2320 points2321 points2322 points 7 years ago (14 children), Aww. [–]allenahansen[S] 1337 points1338 points1339 points 7 years ago (39 children), It was like the whackiest Disney ride ever. I've been stalked by mountain lions before and definitely had that "raised hackle" feeling before. Groggy, he tried to listen to the noise. The shocking story has drawn comparisons to Leonardo Di Caprio's Oscar-winning role in the Revenant, where his character survives a brutal bear attack. In August 2014, accompanied by … I'm new to this format. Tim Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American See this Chris Cornell? Thank you for participating in this AMA! Now confirmed to be true. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it.". I knew that should I survive this, I'd have one hell of a story to tell, so I made a conscious decision to note and remember every possible detail so I could write it all down if I made it out of there. She'd take care of the bills. [–]allenahansen[S] 81 points82 points83 points 7 years ago (0 children). He wanted to build new memories of the park’s awe-inspiring splendor rather than the horror of the polar bear attack. I think. There's no real evidence for your dad's assertion. Wilson is remembered in shark attack history, as he was the very first in Californian history to be filled by a shark. [–]allenahansen[S] 1858 points1859 points1860 points 7 years ago (11 children). The most humbling thing about this whole escapade is knowing that 100 brilliant and dedicated people came together as a team to save a literally faceless stranger. Rendered by PID 7279 on r2-app-0768311011455fbfa at 2021-01-09 01:11:11.822476+00:00 running d8cca48 country code: AU. You seem like such a wonderful, tough woman, and I am so thankful that you decided to share your story. 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