cats in Yosemite

I'm just about to adopt a kitten from a friend and I'm wondering what I will do with it when I go to Yosemite to climb. what do you do with your crag kitty when you go climb in Yosemite?
( for the sake of the conversation lets assume you're homeless and living your truck).

Thanks!

5.samadhi wrote:I'm just about to adopt a kitten from a friend and I'm wondering what I will do with it when I go to Yosemite to climb. what do you do with your crag kitty when you go climb in Yosemite? ( for the sake of the conversation lets assume you're homeless and living your truck). Thanks!

Rules are likely the same as with dogs. Can't leave the Valley floor and paved trails. There is a kennel in the Valley too, not sure if they take cats? I guess if you had a cat or a small enough dog you could go cragging and put it in a luggage/carrier and nobody would know, but I don't think it'd be a good idea to leave it unattended anywhere. When I go there I either a) trade days with my wife; one takes the dog one day and hangs around the Valley floor while the other hikes/climbs and then we swap or b) leave the pet at home or with a friend. Sounds a little cruel to me to leave a pet in a vehicle or campsite while off climbing, and I doubt rangers would think it ok if they noticed. But I guess I've never had a cat, so what do I know?

A dude with a cat? I dunno, leave it in your secret lair while you figure out how to kill James Bond?

5.samadhi wrote:I'm just about to adopt a kitten from a friend and I'm wondering what I will do with it when I go to Yosemite to climb. what do you do with your crag kitty when you go climb in Yosemite? ( for the sake of the conversation lets assume you're homeless and living your truck). Thanks!

Are you saying that the kitten will live in your truck? That seems both smelly and potentially dangerous for the kitten (heat, cold, maybe curious bears looking for a break from herbivorousness). If they're hanging out at an apartment while you hit the road, we've left our cats with a ton of food and water but no supervision of any kind for as long as 10 days with no problem, but a really young kitten needs to be watched in case they aren't fully weaned and not eating right, or just from doing stupid stuff like getting tangled up in something or whatever. But adult cats are nearly bombproof when left to their own devices...although not in a camper shell in a Yosemite heat wave...

What has climbing come to?

Wall Cat!
A little kitty harness should be no problem. Training the critter to poop in a tube might be a bit more involved. Let us know how it works out.

Could be the first feline ascent of El Cap.

Might keep the other critters out of your wall food, I dunno. Could be a good idea.

Is say wait and adopt after your trip to Yosemite , personally I not a big fan of cats only animal I'm allergic to.

Anyway if that's an option to wait I'd go for that route . If not well I do the same as with a dog and find someone to watch it . It's going to be a lot less stressful on both of you .

Or fit it with a BASE jumping / climbing harness and hope you don't get the shit scratched out of you on the way up/ down , but if you do please wear a gopro and get some good footage for utube .

I will train the cat to go excrete itself outside. I leave a window open when I sleep in my truck anyways.

the option to wait is not really that great of an option because I don't really see anything changing anytime soon...

I do not have an apartment and do not want one. I do however want a kitty :)

iceman777 wrote:Is say wait and adopt after your trip to Yosemite , personally I not a big fan of cats only animal I'm allergic to. Anyway if that's an option to wait I'd go for that route . If not well I do the same as with a dog and find someone to watch it . It's going to be a lot less stressful on both of you . Or fit it with a BASE jumping / climbing harness and hope you don't get the shit scratched out of you on the way up/ down , but if you do please wear a gopro and get some good footage for utube .

the option to take it on a base jump has already been discussed and actually dismissed due to lack of originality.

5.samadhi wrote:I will train the cat to go excrete itself outside. I leave a window open when I sleep in my truck anyways. the option to wait is not really that great of an option because I don't really see anything changing anytime soon... I do not have an apartment and do not want one. I do however want a kitty :)

If the kitten goes outside to excrete in Yosemite, I have two questions: What kind of animal (bear, coyote, raccoon) will make a quick snack out of it, and how long will take?

Sleeping in your truck in Yosemite is challenging enough without the lure of a fresh snack to bring the various critters to your camper door or open window.

Pissing on my bumper has kept the bears away so far. Maybe having his truck smell like a catbox will work as well.

Kirk Miller wrote:Wall Cat! A little kitty harness should be no problem. Training the critter to poop in a tube might be a bit more involved. Let us know how it works out. Could be the first feline ascent of El Cap.

and don't forget to go pro it.

Hello Kitty

I had some friends who adopted a kitten that must have been 10 weeks old while they were on a road trip/backpacking trip.... tossed that kat on top of a backpack, gave him his own little bit of space. Pretty soon he was just like a dog, he would hike till he was tired than jump on board for a little ride.

He grew up just fine and he loved to go to the crags.

Lived till 12