Team finds YETI footprints!

holeg2212 · 10-20-2008, 05:33 PM

A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti, which is said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet.

"The footprints were about 20 centimetres long and looked like a human's," Yoshiteru Takahashi, the leader of the Yeti Project Japan, said.

Takahashi was speaking after he returned with his seven-member team from their third attempt to track down the half-man-half-ape, tales of which have gripped the imaginations of Western adventurers and mountaineers for decades.

Despite spending 42 days on Dhaulagiri IV - a 7,661-metre peak where they say they have seen traces of yetis in the past - the team failed in their prime objective of capturing one on film.

But Takahashi said the footprints were proof enough.

"Myself and other team members have been coming to the Himalayas for years and we can recognise bear, deer, wolf and snow leopard prints and it was none of those," he said.

"We remain convinced it is real. The footprints and the stories the locals tell make us sure that it is not imaginary," he added.

Photographs of the prints have been posted on the expedition's website, www.everest.co.jp/yeti2008/.

The team had set out nine motion-sensitive cameras in an area where Takahashi saw what he thought was a yeti during a previous expedition in 2003.

"It was about 200 metres away in silhouette. It was walking on two legs like a human and looked about 150 centimetres tall," said Takahashi.

Despite their lack of success this time, the team plans to continue the quest.

"We will come back as soon as we can, and we will keep coming back until we get the yeti on film," said Takahashi.

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Sillygoth · 10-29-2008, 05:32 AM

I footprint in the snow is hardly solid proof that Bigfoot/Yeti exists.

I'd have to say that since he got paid to make this trip, he has a certain bias that makes him a less than reliable source on what constitutes a solid piece of evidence. Is it interesting? Yes. Does it convince me of anything? No.

A big question I have with this evidence is that he only found one footprint. Judging by how deep it was in the snow, and how well preserved it was, why was there only one print? Shouldn't there have been several in the area.

I don't want to cry hoax, or say that he's happy over nothing, but I can't help but think he's grasping at straws to try and get funding for another trip.

10-20-2008, 05:33 PM	#1
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 437	Team finds YETI footprints! A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti, which is said to roam the Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet. "The footprints were about 20 centimetres long and looked like a human's," Yoshiteru Takahashi, the leader of the Yeti Project Japan, said. Takahashi was speaking after he returned with his seven-member team from their third attempt to track down the half-man-half-ape, tales of which have gripped the imaginations of Western adventurers and mountaineers for decades. Despite spending 42 days on Dhaulagiri IV - a 7,661-metre peak where they say they have seen traces of yetis in the past - the team failed in their prime objective of capturing one on film. But Takahashi said the footprints were proof enough. "Myself and other team members have been coming to the Himalayas for years and we can recognise bear, deer, wolf and snow leopard prints and it was none of those," he said. "We remain convinced it is real. The footprints and the stories the locals tell make us sure that it is not imaginary," he added. Photographs of the prints have been posted on the expedition's website, www.everest.co.jp/yeti2008/. The team had set out nine motion-sensitive cameras in an area where Takahashi saw what he thought was a yeti during a previous expedition in 2003. "It was about 200 metres away in silhouette. It was walking on two legs like a human and looked about 150 centimetres tall," said Takahashi. Despite their lack of success this time, the team plans to continue the quest. "We will come back as soon as we can, and we will keep coming back until we get the yeti on film," said Takahashi. (PICTURE AVAILABLE ON MY PROFILE) __________________ All evil needs to succeed. Is for the good to stand by and do nothing.

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10-29-2008, 05:32 AM	#2
Sillygoth Junior Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 48	I footprint in the snow is hardly solid proof that Bigfoot/Yeti exists. I'd have to say that since he got paid to make this trip, he has a certain bias that makes him a less than reliable source on what constitutes a solid piece of evidence. Is it interesting? Yes. Does it convince me of anything? No. A big question I have with this evidence is that he only found one footprint. Judging by how deep it was in the snow, and how well preserved it was, why was there only one print? Shouldn't there have been several in the area. I don't want to cry hoax, or say that he's happy over nothing, but I can't help but think he's grasping at straws to try and get funding for another trip.