Rigging Systems

Moving large stones beyond trail corridor using griphoist.

Stratheden Path
Bar Harbor, ME

Pulling stump and roots with griphoist and 2:1 system.

Stratheden Path
Bar Harbor, ME

Pulling timber stringers from derelict snowmobile bridge.

Sherburne Ski Trail
Pinkham's Grant, NH

Dragging timber bridge stringer to side of trail.

Sherburne Ski Trail
Pinkham's Grant, NH

Flying bog bridge stringer to worksite on highline.

Greeley Ponds Trail
Lincoln, NH

Flying rock with highline from quarry to staircase worksite.

Orange Crush Trail
Rumney, NH

Planning sketch for highline and two haul line systems.

Prow Area, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Lowering step into position from highline with 3:1 haul.

Prow Area, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Using highline to fly 40 ft steel stringer across stream.

River Run Trail
Jay, VT

Using highline to lift 1500 lb stringer onto abutment.

River Run Trail
Jay, VT

Alpine highline system using aluminum tripods and belay.

Crawford Path (A.T.)
Sargent's Purchase, NH

Flying rock on highline in the shadow of Mount Washington.

Crawford Path (A.T.)
Sargent's Purchase, NH

Triple sidepull to slide stringer off of concrete abutment.

Thoreau Falls Trail
Lincoln, NH

Triple in-line pull to drag 65 ft timber stringer onto riverbank.

Thoreau Falls Trail
Lincoln, NH

Field engineering to remove cracked stringer from channel.

Thoreau Falls Trail
Lincoln, NH

Pulling cracked stringer up ramp to riverbank.

Thoreau Falls Trail
Lincoln, NH

Setting up dead-end highline anchor on hardwood tree.

North End, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Five-piece climbing gear anchor in granite for highline.

North End, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Two bolt anchor in sandstone for highline setup.

Moss Rock Preserve
Hoover, AL

Three bolt highline anchor in large granite boulder.

Prow Area, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Setting up highline spar block in hardwood tree.

Moss Rock Preserve
Hoover, AL

Flying rock on highline from quarry to job site.

Prow Area, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Highline and 4:1 haul system with progress capture.

North End, Cathedral Ledge
North Conway, NH

Carabiner belay for highline belay, tied off with mule knot.

Crawford Path (A.T.)
Sargent's Purchase, NH

Staging materials to lower off 100 ft cliff to worksite.

Buffet Wall, Denny Cove
Sequatchie, TN

Lowering lumber off cliff to bridge worksite below.

Buffet Wall, Denny Cove
Sequatchie, TN

4:1 system to haul up tools and excess materials.

Buffet Wall, Denny Cove
Sequatchie, TN

Ascending rope from worksite using work and climbing gear.

Buffet Wall, Denny Cove
Sequatchie, TN