Class A First-hand BFRO #889

Climber has night-time sighting near Mt. Adams wilderness

July 1991 night between 9 and 10 PM Mt. Adams Wilderness Area, Skamania County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were camping beside a slow creek at night when the witness stepped away from the fire and heard footsteps in gravel across the water. A large slender figure that had frozen in place then took two strides up the bank, glanced back, and went into the woods. The pair quickly packed their belongings into the truck and left the site that night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: at least six feet tall, possibly up to eight feet
Build src: huge, but slender, broad shoulders
Face src: broad with very brief mock anger face
Gait src: moved like the wind, two strides up bank
Age / size src: adolescent, like a big kid
Other features src: no ears observed, nose not prominent

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1991 Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night between 9 and 10 PM Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Mt. Adams Wilderness Area, Skamania County, Washington Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.30, -121.55 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 889 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping and hiking around a campfire Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	big guy Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #889 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #889 Primary

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