(35) 10/23, 24, 25/2015
Appalachian Trail relocation
on Bear Mountain - continues

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It‘s Friday and David is ready to climb

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Today‘s high-line setup was especially difficult

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A small crib wall needed here

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Shaping a composite rock

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End of day Friday with a plan for tomorrow

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Saturday morning, Bard students arrive

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Moving big rocks

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Bob explains the griphoist

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Using the 4 person sling to move smaller rocks

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Jeff making a place to put that big rock

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Teri & Russ constructing more new trail

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Bill using the hammer drill & chisel

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Everyone loves to swing the big hammer

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Students landscaping the trail

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Everyone say . cheese

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And the trail continues uphill

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Russ and the big hammer

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Different parts of the trail get different treatments

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Carol posing with the griphoist

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Carol working the griphoist

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Chris demonstrating how the belay works

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Watching the belay in use

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Erik explains the importance of proper rock placement

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Students get hands-on experience

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Safety first then warm and stylish

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Now that the rock is in place, get the sling out

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Erik explains pinning a rock step

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First he explained now he demonstrates

084 Bard students after a hard day‘s trail work

Bard students after a fun day of trail work

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Using the hammer drill

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Bill cuts the pins

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Carol tries out the hammer drill

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Side-hilling and more

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Bill and Erik set the step

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Look up and see the view

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More views

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The Appalachian Trail

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Carol & Bill get ready for more hammer drill time

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Hammer drill and hammer chisel

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All chiseled out

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More beautiful scenery

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Erik cuts off the long pins

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Upper tread way getting completed

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Another section done

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Bob C in the tree and the high-line comes down

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Looks fun doesn‘t it?

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Turning the corner

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Then on up the hill

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Almost to the end of this relocation

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Sometimes it‘s only a small section needs a crib-wall

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Removing a hazard

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Using the rope-puller to topple the tree hazard

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Nope, they just wouldn‘t fall

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Setting up to remove another hazard

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So we set up the griphoist once again

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This hazard is that large & dead leaning tree

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Ready hoist

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Tension hoist

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Tree down hazard gone - slack hoist



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