Japanese Adventurers Claim Discovery Of Yeti Footprints On Annapurna IV
October 21, 2008
A team of Japanese adventurers are claiming to have found Yeti footprints on Annapurna IV. The footprints were found during a 42 day expedition called “Yeti Project Japan”. During this expedition, team members were on the hunt for any signs of the elusive Yeti, a creature that many people believe survives in the upper Himalayan regions of Nepal and Tibet. The ‘Yeti’ will be known to most westerners as the Abominable Snowman, a creature that resembles the mythical Bigfoot, but resides in much colder temperatures.
Kuniaki Yagihara, the vice leader of Yeti Project Japan, has made a news statement claiming that his team has found what is believed to be actual footprints of the Yeti. These footprints are being attributed to the Yeti because it is believed that their size, and that they resemble a larger version of a human foot, would be impossible for a human to make at the altitude and conditions that these were discovered in.
Annapurna IV is 24,688 Ft. tall. Annapurna sits in the same massif as it’s taller brother Annapurna I, the 10th highest mountain in the world.
The researchers believe that the evidence of the bare feet proves that this is definitely a “Yeti” phenomenom. Anyone, or anything, elses feet would freeze from the cold temperatures in only a few seconds. They have also disclaimed that these could be another animal’s tracks, as they are aware of what the tracks of some of the colder region’s inhabitants make.
Once again, I am not going to draw judgement until I learn a few more details about this latest ‘Yeti’ discovery. Recent media exposure on the Georgia Bigfoot photos and last year’s web craze, Jacob’s Creature, have basically put to rest any thoughts of these discoveries being taken seriously.
What are your thoughts on these discoveries? Do you believe in the Yeti or Bigfoot? Do you think this latest article can be a hoax, as well? What are your theories on the footprint discoveries?
For photos of the Yeti Project Japan Yeti footprints, follow this article to The Huffington Post
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