Quick Facts

Series

1.	Disrupting the Rituals
2.	Last Stand at Whistling Grove
3.	The Bears Up There
4.	Smashing Through Ashes
5.	Durable Seeds

Storyline
Mount Hyjal Protect the World Tree The Flameseer's Staff Flamebreaker The Return of Baron Geddon Emerald Allies The Captured Scout Twilight Captivity Return to Alysra A Prisoner of Interest Through the Dream Return to Nordrassil The Return of the Ancients Harrying the Hunters End of the Supply Line The Voice of Goldrinn The Voice of Lo'Gosh Goldrinn's Ferocity Howling Mad Lycanthoth the Corruptor Lycanthoth the Corruptor The Eye of Twilight Mastering Puppets Elementary! Return to Duskwhisper From the Mouth of Madness Free Your Mind, the Rest Follows Cleaning House Cleaning House Lightning in a Bottle Lightning in a Bottle Gar'gol's Gotta Go Get Me Outta Here! Forged of Shadow and Flame Rage of the Wolf Ancient Crushing the Cores Cindermaul, the Portal Master Forgemaster Pyrendius Return from the Firelands Return from the Firelands Disrupting the Rituals Save the Wee Animals Oh, Deer! If You're Not Against Us... Seeds of Their Demise A New Master The Name Never Spoken The Name Never Spoken Black Heart of Flame Good News... and Bad News The Bears Up There Smashing Through Ashes Fresh Bait Hell's Shells Tortolla Speaks Breaking the Bonds Children of Tortolla An Ancient Awakens An Offering for Aviana The Wormwing Problem Scrambling for Eggs A Bird in Hand A Prayer and a Wing Fact-Finding Mission A Gap in Their Armor Disassembly The Codex of Shadows Egg Hunt Sethria's Brood Sethria's Demise Return to the Shrine An Ancient Reborn The Hatchery Must Burn Flight in the Firelands Wave One Wave Two Egg Wave Return to Aviana The Last Living Lorekeeper Firefight Aessina's Miracle The Hammer and the Key The Third Flamegate The Strength of Tortolla Finish Nemesis Tortolla's Triumph The Ancients are With Us Commander Jarod Shadowsong Signed in Blood Your New Identity Trial By Fire In Bloom Waste of Flesh Twilight Training Physical Training: Forced Labor Agility Training: Run Like Hell! Mental Training: Speaking the Truth to Power Walking the Dog A Champion's Collar Grudge Match Gather the Intelligence Seeds of Discord Spiritual Training: Mercy is for the Weak The Greater of Two Evils Twilight Territory Speech Writing for Dummies Head of the Class Graduation Speech Twilight Riot Slash and Burn Might of the Firelord The Sanctum of the Prophets Magma Monarch The Twilight Egg Brood of Evil Death to the Broodmother Secrets of the Flame The Gatekeeper The Firelord

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Comments

Comment by 447186

An unusual but reasonably fun quest to do. If you look at the trees around the trampoline, you will see the little bears hanging like berries from the trees. At the base of these trees you will see small ladders leaning up against the tree trunks.

Clicking on these ladders will bring up the mount/vehicle pane with controls to move up or down the tree. You will first need to move up the tree to get near a bear and click on it to grab it. When you have one you need to climb to the top of the tree. Once there you will get the targeting system operational (the green targeting spot on the ground with the green trajectory from your char), its the one you get from vehicles you attack/fight from that we are all familiar with. Target the trampoline and fling your bear at it.

Climb back down, grab another bear. Rinse and repeat.

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Comment by 28922

I would love for some cool bear sounds here..

Comment by 109380

reference to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkIzeAH-4BY ?

Comment by Vinni

Well, what you have to do for this quest are really easy. You have to find a ladder with a tree. Right click it, and you will jump up in the tree. So now that you are up in the tree, you shall climb up, then grab a bear who are in the tree. Climb up to the top with your bear, then aim for the Trampoline. Trow 6 bears on to the trampoline. Then you are done : )

I really enjoyed this quest. Not because it was so easy, but its a new type of quest. We saw a few of this in Wotlk also, like the demolisher's in Borean Thundra.

Screenshots were added, so i wont add a new one.
Added a movie though, WoW: Cataclysm - The Bears Up There (Quest)

-FjuskN

Comment by fivaldrood

Seems to be bugged as of or before beta build 13221.

Comment by 694171

Where are the ladders. They aren't there

Comment by 1062

A reference to the famous news story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1pIO4_lUY

Comment by splunk

This is completely safe.

Comment by 721448

Once you've climbed a tree, you can "steal" bears from other trees by clicking on them rather than going up each tree individually.

Comment by Ainhin

Anyone have the heart (or lack thereof) to know what happens if you chuck the poor guys on the ground?

Comment by Praetextus

I had to laugh so hard at this quest. When you chunk them down, not only are they going about mach 2 but they are barrel rolling as well. Then they just flop off like nothing happened! Typical kids!

Comment by 311745

Down, Set, Hike!

This quest was alot of fun.

Comment by 245515

You can only carry 1 bear at a time, so you have to grab one, go to the top of the tree, throw it, then climb down and grab another bear from the tree, rinse, repeat.

Comment by 696313

I have tried this a bunch of times and throw the cubs and still not getting credit for them? This quest was cute at first now it is making me mad :(

Comment by Tenjen

hilarious quest, grabbing them with them squirming in your hand and then throwing them down on the trampoline. They flip in the air constantly as if you put a little wrist into it and then they bounce of it and spin like bullets as they safely land.

oh and by the way. You can get on the trampoline yourself and bounce on it when you reach teh center.

Your character will do all sorts of animations and emotes like roaring, spinning, flipping and falling over yourself as she/he bounces in teh air, the height seems random from just a few yards to as high as the tree's.

Comment by Crupt

1. Click on ladder to climb on tree.
2. Click on bear to pick it up.
3. Click up arrow until top of tree.
4. Aim for trapoline and click the bear icon.
5. Turn in quest

Comment by 544488

Quest bugged on me today. Got into the tree, grabbed a bear, and got stuck. The 2 command (Follow) was stuck in a highlighted position, and wouldn't let me unselect it.
Logged out and back in, and was at the nearest graveyard.

Not sure what caused it. Level 81 Hunter with pet out at the time, but the pet didn't bug it when I came back after the log.

Comment by 76929

Anyone ever seen shows that have crazy ass videos? I saw one where a pretty decent sized bear was stuck in a tree. The animal control shot the bear with a tranquilizer. The bear went "sneakers up" and hit the fireman's trampoline on the ground and the bear launched himself, completely passed out back into the air, then plummeted to the deck face fist. It was friggin hilarious. BTW...here's the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1pIO4_lUY

Comment by laseven

Best. Quest. Ever.
Also - the models for the bear cubs as they are falling down is the stuffed and mounted bears on their hind legs that you sometimes see in inns. I was curious, thought others might want to know too.

Comment by harristl

I've run Hyjal on four different toons now and ran out of quests at about 67 / 115 every time. If you run out of quests in Hyjal, go to Keeper Taldros to get back on track. I'm not sure where you get sent to this quest, but I've managed to miss it four times now! GL and have fun.

Comment by Brasso

Made by the same person who made the scared animals quest apparently...

Comment by zukeithat

I know this is redundant, but grab a bear, climb to the top of the tree, it appears that you are seeing a target to throw the bear but find the trampoline and target that. Then you can throw the bear, go down only one arrow. At that point you can pick up another bear from anywhere where the icon is still gold (even another tree). Go back up one arrow. The trampoline is already highlighted so you just have to set it that once. I threw a few bears before I figured out what I was doing wrong!

Comment by markyxl

Sometimes I wonder if they're smoking something in Blizzard. I mean, who comes up with quests like that? Is it like
"Oh hey let's make a quest where you climb trees and throw bears down at trapoline!" ?

(don't get me wrong, I love this quest, it's awesome)

Comment by Saufsoldat

Alright, so who didn't throw a bear against a mountain or onto the scorched earth?

Comment by robotarms

So who DIDN'T throw a bear or two back into the raging forest fire.

Or at the stone walls.

Or straight at the ground

Or at the quest giver

Or at other bears

Comment by jtbalogh

Bounce achievement, stay on the trampoline in the Whistling Grove in Mount Hyjal for 20 consequtive bounces

- Computer will bounce you 20 times, but can throw you out of bounds too.
- Moving into place to keep jumping does not keep the counter going, and you start over.
- If you stop bouncing after awhile, leave the trampoline and come back.
- Remember to instant heal, since there is fall damage.

Comment by Shoto

i think i might have accidentaly missed the trampoline a few times....

thank you, <name>. Those little bears are shaken up but they'll survive.

At least the ones that hit the mat.

Oh, you mean like a fifth of the ones i threw?

Comment by Rico77

ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_xfH6i0h2I

was a good help ty

Comment by zim57398

I can't help but think back to the Bear Paratroopers from the trailer for 3.2

Only much faster descent and more pyrotechnics.

Comment by 267801

Aessina quest chain

1. The Fires of Mount Hyjal (breadcrumb quest)
1. Fighting Fire With ... Anything (kill 10 firestorms)

2. Save the Wee Animals (gather 10 animals)
2. Oh, Deer! (escort 3 fawns)

3. If You're Not Against Us... (Persuade Blackhorn)
3. Seeds of Their Demise (gather 8 Bileberries)
3. A New Master (Use quest object on a dead orc)
3. The Name Never Spoken (toggle 3 objects)
The Name Never Spoken
3. Black Heart of Flame --. (use quest object to call Thol'embaar and kill it)
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4. Disrupting the Rituals V (kill 6 Inferno Lords)
4. Last Stand at Whistling Grove (need Black heart of Flame)(go to Taldros)
4. The Bears Up There (climb tree, save cubs)
4. Smashing Through Ashes (kill 8 Charbringers, IN HYJAL)
4. Durable Seeds (collect 10 seeds) |
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5. Fresh Bait (get 4 entrails from hounds ) <-----> 6. Firebreak (kill 10 lava surgers)
5. Hell's Shells (use bait, toggle Nemesis) 6. Prepping the Soil (toggle object, defend it)
5. Tortolla Speaks -------------------.
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6. Breaking the Bonds (unchain Tortolla) <-----> 7. Children of Tortolla (kill 6 corruptors in lake, get ilvl 288 rare)
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V
8. An Ancient Awakens (go back to Hamuul Runetotem)

9. The Last Living Lorekeeper (go to Nordu)
9. Firefight (kill 5 tormentors)
9. Aessina's Miracle (go to Hamuul Runetotem, get ilvl 288 rare)

(The map of Hyjal phases at this time. The western part is no longer burnt. Tortolla moved)

10. Tortolla's Revenge (go to Tortolla)
Tortolla quest chain begins

Comment by 462527

Dear god this quest is awesome. Lol

Comment by Whiterock

The Return of the Ancients Quest Tree From Whiterock
<<Feedback here, please>>

Return from the Firelands {H}*──>G)The Fires of Mount Hyjal
| 4)Fighting Fire With ... Anything
G)Aviana's Legacy
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| S)Wings Over Mount Hyjal<──Return to Nordrassil*
|OR| ┌──────────┴──────────┐
1)An Offering for Aviana 1)Scrambling for Eggs 1)The Wormwing Problem
S)A Plea From Beyond ├─────────────────────┘
1)A Prayer and a Wing 1)A Bird in Hand
├────────────────────────┘
2)Fact-Finding Mission
├─────────────────┬──────────────────────┐
2)Sethria's Brood 2)The Codex of Shadows 2)A Gap in Their Armor
| 2)Egg Hunt 2)Disassembly
├─────────────────┴──────────────────────┘
2)Sethria's Demise
1)Return to the Shrine
1)An Ancient Reborn
├>3)The Hatchery Must Burn
| 3)Flight in the Firelands
| 3)Wave One
| 3)Wave Two
| 3)Egg Wave
| 1)Return to Aviana
|
| The Return of the Ancients*
| ├─────────────────────┬────>4)If You're Not Against Us...
| 4)Save the Wee Animals | 4)Seeds of Their Demise
| 4)Oh, Deer! | 4)A New Master
| | | 4)The Name Never Spoken (ver2)
| | 4)Disrupting the Rituals 4)Black Heart of Flame
| ├──┴─────────────────────────┘
| S)Last Stand at Whistling Grove
| 4)The Bears Up There
| 5)Smashing Through Ashes
| ├───────────────┬──────────────>6)Firebreak
| 6)Fresh Bait 6)Durable Seeds 6)Prepping the Soil
| 6)Hell's Shells └────────────────┴──────────┐
| 5)Tortolla Speaks |
| ├────────────────────┐ |
| 5)Breaking the Bonds 5)Children of Tortolla |
| ├────────────────────┘ |
| 5)An Ancient Awakens |
├──┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘
6)The Last Living Lorekeeper<──Return from the Firelands {H}*
6)Firefight
4)Aessina's Miracle───┬>7)Hyjal Recycling Program
7)Tortolla's Revenge └>7)Lost Wardens
├>7)Breakthrough 7)Pressing the Advantage
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7)The Hammer and the Key
8)The Third Flamegate─────>8)The Time for Mercy has Passed
8)The Strength of Tortolla
8)Finish Nemesis
7)Tortolla's Triumph
9)The Ancients are With Us──>Commander Jarod Shadowsong*

Quest zones:
1)Shrine of Aviana_____2)Sethria's Roost_____3)Firelands Hatchery_____4)Grove of Aessina+The Inferno_____5)Ashen Lake+Sanctuary of Malorne_____6)The Flamewake_____7)The Scorched Plain_____8)The Crucible of Flame_____9)Nordrassil
G)Gluing Separate Questlines_____S)Skippable
*Click to see more info about that quest-line.

<<Feedback here, please>>
@Superchief: 1)Questnames, they connected by lines, lines mean next/pre-quests, well, ye, not everyone gets it, but who gets - that helps them to find what they missing. 2)Actually it's vice-versa, becose I started doing those back in WotLK, just it takes me more time to make a whole picture as I try to find 100% correct next/pre-quests.

Comment by dairdis

Hi,watch it how to complete it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIFlKDmqxeY

Comment by kabookiejoe

no outrage from P.E.T.A?

Comment by 434171

secred achievment for the quest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz1NA5367g4&feature=sub

Comment by Aisenfaire

The trees are in the green glade (Whistling Grove) near the trampoline, not the burning ones in the charred area.

You will see little baby bear heads sticking out of the trees like Christmas decor.

1. Right click on a ladder at the bottom of the tree.
2. Right click a bear to pick it up.
3. Hit number 1 on your action bar ("UP") to climb up to the top.
4. A trajectory dotted line will now curve from your cursor. Aim it to land directly in the very center of the trampoline.
5. Hit number 4 on your action bar ("Chuck-A-Bear").

6. Hit number 2 on your action bar to go down halfway. Grab a bear, repeat.

Comment by 734840

To clarify further, you move your mouse (probably up and down)so that the trajectory end at the middle of the trampolin. When you get to the top of the tree, the trajectory might be anywhere so you would have to adjust it.

Also you dont have to be near a bear to grab it.

Comment by Esotericus

They must simply be saving the bears for their fur. Notice the trampoline? It looks like it's made out of a bear skin . . .

Comment by 157005

Just when you thought things couldn't go worse for these bear cubs, you notice the trampoline appears to be a large bear hide.

These bears are going to need some serious bear therapy.

Comment by Ziggyplum

The first tree I climbed was bugged. Could NOT make the targeting work. Had to try a different tree, then it all became clear! ...and hilarious. ;)

Comment by 147875

Fun quest! :)

Comment by 161566

When I did this quest I immediately thought of the video where these animal "rescuers" tranquilized a bear out of a tree and onto a trampoline: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7761231905389466400#

The bear bounced off the trampoline and then onto the ground face-first. If I remember correctly, the bear turned out fine. Hence the "this is perfectly safe".

Comment by SoooWhoCares

You call it a quest, I call it population control.
Alright. Let's play god.
*Throws bear at random player*
I am the crazy bear throwing tree climber. MY TREE ! GET AWAY !

PS: Enjoy the quest ! You can't use the ladders / trees after you turned it in anymore. So throw some bears while you still can. It'll be the only chance to do that in your lifetime.

Comment by 385619

during this quest, i noticed 3 or 4 other people in nearby trees also doing it. hoping for the best i called out :/y BEAR FIGHT! amazingly EVERYONE responded and a good 10 minutes was spent throwing bears at each other, until we ran out of bears, despite every1 changing trees many times.

needless to say the questgiver seemed unimpressed.

Comment by NinjaPirateTaki

These cubs originally looked like the Thistle Bear Cubs in Darkshore. At some point, they were changed to look like a brown version of the Arctic Grizzly Cubs in Dragonblight. There is now a minipet version in the Molten Front, the Hyjal Bear Cub.

Comment by Pastoral

I tried this quest and it doesn't work. Once you get to the top of the tree with the bear cub, there is no way to aim. I've done quests in WotLK that involves targeting, such as the moving targeting ring, but this has no such means to target.

All-in-all, an idiotic quest idea. The fact that it's broken doesn't help. There is no way to target. Contrary to what the other posters are claiming, there is no "dotted trajectory line" that moves to your cursor. Also, there is no way to change your angle of view, either up for down.

Solid F- for this quest, Devs. Thanks for wasting my time with your incompetence.

Comment by 231796

I've done this quest before a while ago on my main and had no problems with it. Unfortunately it appears to be broken atm. Sad day for the bear cubs :P Hopefully they'll get it fixed soon.

Comment by 784446

I've done this quest multiple times on alts... sadly the first throw seems to always be a practice throw.

Comment by Arnastrasz

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed but if you jump onto the trampoline, you will ascend upwards. In addition, your character will sometimes do certain emotes while bouncing, such as the Bladestorm animation, roar and a knockdown animation. You'll still take damage after consecutive bounces unless you're a rogue or a druid in cat form. There's an achievement involving this. (perform 20 consecutive bounces) It's named Bounce.

Comment by link064

Just noticed today that they have changed this quest. It used to preserve your direction when you descended the tree to pick up a bear cub but it doesn't anymore. You must re-aim every time you get back to the top of the tree.

Comment by Amry

Someone should troll PETA by telling them that an extremely popular video game encourages cruelty to cute, small, furry bear cubs.

If we're lucky, we might have a hot actress protest against WoW... naked.

Comment by fordahord

No bears were harmed in the performance of this quest.

Oops...!

Few bears were harmed in the performance of this quest...

Comment by Guraka

I mean seriously..when you throw the bears, they go down like really fast..and even if they hit the mat, they hit it HARD! You even hear an explosion sound.

Comment by 195614

This quest made me realise how much of a horrible person I am.

Comment by 701646

This quest is kinda bugged, For I can grab bears off OTHER trees, I mean, c'mon!

Comment by cephadex

.........................okay.....................

Comment by 875749

There is currently no range on grabbing bears. I've grabbed bears from other trees if I can't find any on mine. Save someone the trouble of changing trees, hopefully.

Comment by 431579

Why do I have to climb up the tree when I have a flying mount....

Comment by maryalice

It took me a while to realize you have to throw the bear AT the trampoline! At first I was in a tree that was not near the trampoline and I wouldn't get credit for throwing the little bear but once I tried a tree near the trampoline it was all good.

Also, I LOVE that trampoline! What great fun! and I got the achievement "Bounce" while playing with it :)

Comment by Celebriian

I am unable to continue the questline "Guardians of Hyjal: Call of the Ancients" and complete the Aessina assistance until I can somehow figure out how to make this quest work. I cannot target the trampoline from any tree, and there doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the trajectory.

I've read all the comments here, watched the videos, googled for others who might have resolved the same or similar issues, but I haven't found the resolution yet. After a couple hours of trying and researching, I've been looking for other quests in all of Hyjal to see if there is another option to open up Fireland Dailies....nothing. This is one of the required quests needed to complete the questline "Guardians of Hyjal: Call of the Ancients" and to wrap up assisting Aessina.
It is obviously bugged, and holding me up from progress. Not a good combination.

Edit: After abandoning the quest for the 2nd time, flying all around Hyjal mining and looking for other quests, I went back to this guy, reacquired the quest, and magically it worked. Odd.

Comment by 839860

You can also earn the achievement while your there, "Bounce", by bouncing on the trampoline for 20 consecutive bounces. I got this accidentally while goofing off and seeing what kind of fun animations there was with the trampoline.

Comment by TheronExile

For those of you who may be having issues... Grab a cub and then climb high enough in the tree to activate the aiming line.. I spent several trips up and down trees until I figured out I wasn't HIGH enough !

Comment by Goddessa39

Lol, I really liked this quest. Once I understood it, the play went fast.

It reminds me of saving cats, climbing up to help them down even if they don't actually need it.

....of course we are throwing them over our shoulders towards a trampoline with large holes in it. Maybe the bears are made out of bouncy rubber leather?

Comment by MsPhelix

For some reason this just tickled my funny bone and I "rescued" about 18 cubs before I decided enough was enough and turned it in. :D The most fun I've had on Azeroth or Earth in a long time.
P.S. Can you say Smokey the Bear?
P.S.S. I didn't even think of trying the trampoline myself until I read the comments - it's fun and earns you an achievement :)

Comment by 971733

ok, so did anyone else not have a way to aim the bears? i climb the to the top of the tree and cannot aim at the trampoline at all. there are no arrows to guide it

Comment by 860807

This is indeed a great quest after all those killing and gathering ones..

Comment by Ilamara

All those poor cubs till I figured out I had to aim before I chucked em :(

Comment by 725539

"Nothing can go wrong with this plan."

...famous last words before the Ursine Reckoning.

Comment by Andraylia

This was a fun quest. Thank you wowhead for always being there for me! I would climb a tree and could not figure out how to throw the cubs. Right click cub, CLIMB TO TOP OF TREE, then an arrow will appear for you to line up your toss. While you are there go ahead and jump on the trampoline yourself 20 times and earn the "bounce" achievement! Fun Fun! What would life be like without Wowhead? Frustrating for one! lol

Comment by 651817

THIS is what it looks like in real life. :-D

Comment by Shoto

and toss them - GENTLY! - onto the target here.

Nothing can go wrong with this plan.

Nothing.
Absolutely. Nothing.

Comment by 1020729

I had a ball! :)

...After accidently killing a few >.>

Comment by 1088445

In case you have any trouble adjusting the target arrows you use to aim the bears onto the trampoline: I thought the quest was bugged for a minute because my mouse refused to move the arrows at all, and there I was stuck atop a tree with a squirming bear in my arms...but when I tried instead using the arrow keys on my keyboard it worked like a charm.

Also, I highly recommend letting your toon try the trampoline (but disembark first from the tree).

Comment by sharmon

Once you learn how to climb the tree this quest is loads of fun. I really enjoyed watching my Tauren jump on the trampoline. Even after you turn in the quest you can still jump.

Comment by JustRob

I haven't heard anybody else mention this yet, so for the people who don't know:

You can jump on the trampoline yourself and it will bounce you up in the air. While bouncing your character will do funny stunts. I suffered some fall damage a few times, but it's nothing big. And it launches you straight up so you can keep bouncing and bouncing... This is how I lost 30 minutes.

Combined with the climbing trees and chucking bears, this is one of the best quests ever. Although, you can keep playing with the trampoline even after completing the quest.

Comment by Lordplatypus

This is why hit cap is important.

Comment by gpxsis

I never read the quest text, so at the beginning I was throwing the little mofos over a big bear that was walking around, thought she was their mother or something.

Comment by glaiveninja

So basically, you save the little bears by throwing them on a bear hide. Have fun

Comment by Takata

This quest has a little bit of annoying things to it, first when you grab a bear and go all the way to the top, you are always faced away from the trampoline, so you have to hold down right mouse button and scroll the yellow glowing arrow all the way around and then aim it to the trampoline. Second, after your done with the quest, you have to click the down arrow all the way until your at the bottom to leap off. You can't just simply leave the tree once your done. Oh well.

Comment by 1424264

ok, on this quest, stupid question; how do I HURL the bears? I can climb the tree, pick up the bear, but I cannot figure out how to hurl them.

Comment by 835245

After doing this quest on several of my characters over the course of time, I always thought I needed to climb down the tree to the level of the bear i'm picking up. Not true.

You can grab any bear on the tree while at any level, besides the very top one, and once you dump your first bear, you just need to go back down 1 level to grab a bear from any level again.

Big time saver.

Comment by cindarose724

I got an awesome glitch that forced me to throw all my bears straight into the sky.

Comment by 1440987

The Bears Up There http://youtu.be/lAOr7Eefvys

Comment by Socrates1

The bonus on this quest is that you can bounce on the trampoline yourself.

Comment by Boxofbeer

The Bears Up There http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dolnH1uChKA

Comment by Volleynova

ROFL. I love the impact sound it makes when you throw a bear at the trampoline, they just go spinning.... hahaha. SO much for saving the bears, eh Blizz? XD

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1lZfFBKes&feature=youtu.be

Comment by Gessen

"bear pong" Blizz really didn't bring their A game on the pun front here.

Comment by Shadorinn

I've recorded a video for anyone who may be having difficulties with this quest. Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsM-bWGYgFM

This video is from quest acceptance to quest completion. Hope it's of some help!

Comment by Ivalisse

As of 11/27/16, maneuvering up and down the trees boots me out to the login screen. Fun times.

Comment by mayvbalms

Pity the quest is not repeatable. :)

Comment by djseifer

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet–the title of this quest is a reference to the 90's Disney live-action movie The Air Up There, starring Kevin Bacon. Probably not one of his better movies.

Comment by sadistic12345

its bugged when i get down with a bear some error text says "missing reagent: bear cup"

Comment by Courren

Don't forget to aim for the trampoline, you monster.

>_>

also you can be one level down from the top and pick up the bears no matter where they are at.

Comment by Premeditated

There appears to be some kind of bug going on while I'm doing this quest. Once I've used the ladder and started up the tree, the buttons to climb up/down are greyed out after the first two times going up. The dismount button is not greyed out, but when I try to click it, it says "You cannot do that right now." or something to that affect, in red text at the top of the screen. I tried dropping the quest, which left me in the tree and still unable to climb up or down. I was a bit panicky, because I couldn't get out of the tree, I couldn't climb up or down, and I couldn't throw the bear cub I had picked up.

I tabbed out to check here to see if anyone else had experienced this issue, but I didn't see any comments having said so. But when I tabbed back in, I was able to use the down arrow, finally. I was able to use it once, and then the buttons greyed out again. I thought "This is dumb... I have to tab out every time I want to press one of these buttons?" but figured at least that would mean I'd get the quest done.

Until I tabbed back in and the buttons were still greyed out...

So I tried clicking the quest giver to see if, by some weird chance, I could pick the quest up again while up the tree. I couldn't, but the buttons were clickable again! Once... sigh. Then I tried the same thing I just had- clicking the quest giver. And the buttons were clickable again! Now I'm getting somehwere!

So it turns out that, for some reason, the buttons were greyed out unless I was targeting something... Strange. I was able to complete the quest by having to target something each time I wanted to move up or down the tree. I don't understand why this is happening... I don't know if it's an addon I have installed, or my UI, or if it's just a bug, but if you're reading this, and having an issue with being able to click the buttons to move up or down the tree, or to throw the bear cub onto the trampoline, then try to target something and see if that will work.

Hope this helps!

Comment by Premeditated

As of 3/19/2019, the issues I previously commented about appear to be fixed. I only thought to leave another comment about it to make sure my experiences with the quest are kept for posterity, and just in case there are still issues with the quest, meaning all information might be helpful for others to see. The comment I'm referring to is still available, but here it is, in its entirety, in case you'd like to see it to compare to your own experience:

There appears to be some kind of bug going on while I'm doing this quest. Once I've used the ladder and started up the tree, the buttons to climb up/down are greyed out after the first two times going up. The dismount button is not greyed out, but when I try to click it, it says "You cannot do that right now." or something to that affect, in red text at the top of the screen. I tried dropping the quest, which left me in the tree and still unable to climb up or down. I was a bit panicky, because I couldn't get out of the tree, I couldn't climb up or down, and I couldn't throw the bear cub I had picked up.

I tabbed out to check here to see if anyone else had experienced this issue, but I didn't see any comments having said so. But when I tabbed back in, I was able to use the down arrow, finally. I was able to use it once, and then the buttons greyed out again. I thought "This is dumb... I have to tab out every time I want to press one of these buttons?" but figured at least that would mean I'd get the quest done.

Until I tabbed back in and the buttons were still greyed out...

So I tried clicking the quest giver to see if, by some weird chance, I could pick the quest up again while up the tree. I couldn't, but the buttons were clickable again! Once... sigh. Then I tried the same thing I just had- clicking the quest giver. And the buttons were clickable again! Now I'm getting somehwere!

So it turns out that, for some reason, the buttons were greyed out unless I was targeting something... Strange. I was able to complete the quest by having to target something each time I wanted to move up or down the tree. I don't understand why this is happening... I don't know if it's an addon I have installed, or my UI, or if it's just a bug, but if you're reading this, and having an issue with being able to click the buttons to move up or down the tree, or to throw the bear cub onto the trampoline, then try to target something and see if that will work.

Hope this helps!

All the issues I talked about here were, as far as I can tell, no longer issues while I was questing on my Zandalari Druid. I'm not sure if this was addressed specifically in patch 8.1.5, or if it had something to do with the Shaman I was leveling at the time, or what other factors could have been causing the bug or affected the "fix" (quotation marks here are being used in the event that nothing was broken to begin with, but since it appeared to be broken before, now it appears to be fixed).

Good luck, and have fun!

Comment by S1lv3rH4wk

This seriously needs to be a mobile app. I could do this all day. At the very least, it should be made into a daily quest. Whoever developed this deserves a high-five. I couldn't stop laughing every time those poor bears ~~didn't~~ hit the mat. "Perfectly safe" indeed. XD

Comment by ApokalipsXIII

Points for creativity whoever designed this quest.

Comment by Jeolene

"Would you stop throwing that bear!" - Once-ler's Mom, The Lorax

Comment by sieana

Don't try this at home!

Comment by Lohr

You would think that you needed to bring down the cubs but instead, you go to the very top and you throw them on to the trampoline. So humane!

Comment by Maulis425

Pro tip:
You have to AIM the bear cub at the trampoline in order for the quest to count, you can't just push 2 and hope for the best. I didn't realize this until I had unwittingly sent three bear cubs sailing over the mountains into eastern Felwood.

Comment by TPPM

This seems to have been nerfed in 9.*. I just did it and I didn't have to aim the bears, the targeting arrow only went to the trampoline.

Comment by deepspace8

This quest is hilarious.

Comment by AdenAndrews

You have to grab a bear and THEN go to the very TOP of the tree to throw it on the trampoline.

Comment by RegDavE

For those running this mission on the 5/20 relaunch and can't click the ladder.

If you are using Elvui, disable the addon.
It will allow you to click on the ladders and then climb the tree!

Happy Leveling!

Comment by GoozaDecay

i am to this day resentful that this quest isn't a daily

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The Bears Up There

Climb up trees in the Whistling Grove, grab stranded Hyjal Bear Cubs, and then hurl them at the Soft Target from the top of the tree. This is perfectly safe.

	Hyjal Bear Cubs Rescued (6)

Description

Do not fear the bears in this grove, <class> - I have pacified them for the moment.

My concern at present is for the welfare of the bear cubs. The fires drove the little ones up the trees, where they've gotten stuck. We've got to get those bears safely to the ground!

Flying creatures frighten them, so you'll have to climb the trees yourself. Look for footholds at the trunks. Climb the trees, grab the bear cubs, and toss them - GENTLY! - onto the target here.

Nothing can go wrong with this plan.

Progress

Completion

Rewards

You will be able to choose one of these rewards:

	Wildlife Defender			Treegrip Pants
	Stickyfoot Sandals

You will receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

250 reputation with Guardians of Hyjal

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(25462))