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Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:53 am
by redefined_cycles
https://youtu.be/FmhJUjgzu6k?feature=shared

Thought we should all know this, surely.

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:18 pm
by fatbikephil
Ahhh bless :grin:

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:32 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
There's nothing to dislike there :-bd

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm
by redefined_cycles
Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points. Reminded me of the bear in the BB badges :grin:

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 10:14 am
by Wotsits
I would have wrestled a Gobi Bear for water at the top of Javalambre earlier this year on the Montanas Vacias...

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:24 pm
by belugabob
redefined_cycles wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points. Reminded me of the bear in the BB badges :grin:
How far between Spars?

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 1:29 am
by redefined_cycles
belugabob wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:24 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points. Reminded me of the bear in the BB badges :grin:
How far between Spars?
Not sure what it is in miles. But the Spar next to this one (which means it's about 7km closer) in Russia. Leads you to the very top of the Gobi to that there Monastery. I plotted the walking route but not sure the Gobi Bear would walk that slowly.

Image

Spars are all over, who'd have thought. I even used one the other day on the WYCR :grin:

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 1:24 pm
by voodoo_simon
So rarely seen, I’ve seen them twice this week :lol:

Shaf, I mentioned Gordon Buchanan previously but he’s just done a camel trekking program in the Gobi and went to see if he could see these bears. Worth watching

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00265ws

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 1:44 pm
by redefined_cycles
Nice1 Simon. Will check it out this eve.

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:47 pm
by MuddyPete
redefined_cycles wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points.
Indeed: so once they find the oasis, why do they leave? :???:

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 10:41 pm
by redefined_cycles
MuddyPete wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:47 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points.
Indeed: so once they find the oasis, why do they leave? :???:
Indeed. So they're not as lonely as we think and alot tougher than needing water any sooner than 100 miles :smile: Remind me of some of the cyclists on here.

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2024 9:39 pm
by belugabob
redefined_cycles wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2024 1:29 am
belugabob wrote: Sat Dec 21, 2024 11:24 pm
redefined_cycles wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:51 pm Apparently only 40 in the world and they have to go 100 miles between water fill up points. Reminded me of the bear in the BB badges :grin:
How far between Spars?
Not sure what it is in miles. But the Spar next to this one (which means it's about 7km closer) in Russia. Leads you to the very top of the Gobi to that there Monastery. I plotted the walking route but not sure the Gobi Bear would walk that slowly.

Image

Spars are all over, who'd have thought. I even used one the other day on the WYCR :grin:
How many tussocks do oes that route pass?

Re: Worlds loneliest bear (cub)!

Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 12:25 am
by redefined_cycles
:grin: