“Didn’t Want to Scare Her”: Boyfriend Revealed His Girlfriend’s Angry Reaction to a Dangerous Surprise During Rock Climbing in 2022

Nature equips all its subjects with ways to defend themselves from any threat. Nature’s defensive strategies, while sometimes surprising and creative, can be a bit of a hassle for the one on the receiving end. This is exactly what happened to an unfortunate couple who went Rock Climbing on a vacation. Coming across birds is common when Rock Climbing. Some might have their nests in the nooks and crannies, some might just be passing by, especially if the climb is very tall.

While Climbing, it is considered the duty and responsibility of the climber to make sure they are not disturbing nature. Therefore, it is also the onus of the climber to avoid these birds and any other dangers that might come with them. Unfortunately for this couple, an encounter with the birds turned out to be a gross and bizarre experience.

Rock Climbing with the strange Fulmars

Climbing can be an exhilarating and enriching experience. However, a confrontation with rock-dwelling birds might turn the excitement into dejection. A similar situation was faced by a couple who went Rock Climbing on their vacation. The couple had planned to go trekking and climbing in Scotland. The boyfriend read about the hazards of encountering Fulmar birds and tried to warn his girlfriend. But, his warning remained unsuccessful.

The boyfriend posted the entire story on Reddit, and the circumstances were truly bizarre. Fulmar birds have a strange defensive technique. When faced with danger, they practice “Defensive Regurgitation”, and it’s as bad as it sounds. They vomit stinky goo on their attacker as a mechanism to drive the danger away. The man knew about this, and warned his girlfriend saying, “Oh by the way, stay far away from the cute little nesting Fulmar chicks if you see any, they get angry when disturbed and their momma might not like it either.”

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He explained that he did not go into all the gory details as his girlfriend had an aversion to all things gross. However, turns out his warning was not enough to prepare his girlfriend for the Fulmars. And it’s easy to guess what happened next.

The nasty encounter with the Fulmars

While climbing, his girlfriend came within 15 feet of the Fulmars’ nest. And while 15 feet might not sound too close, it was enough for the birds to feel threatened. As a result, the girlfriend was vomited on by many Fulmars. Upon hearing strange sounds, the man looked at his girlfriend, only to see her head and her face covered in orange puke. Needless to say, she was furious he had not warned her properly.

The boyfriend recalled, “She tried to back away to flat ground, seemed stunned for a second, and then…well, she didn’t take it well, and lost her lunch. More than once, shall we say.” Not only this, but the wrath of the Fulmars was so smelly, that he couldn’t even go near her to help her. He wrote, “I tried to go over to help her but I was honestly shocked at how bad the stench was, I thought I was going to be sick if I got closer.” Predictably, the event ruined their vacation entirely.

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What would you do, if you were cornered by a Fulmar nest when you go Rock Climbing?