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as Darcy and Anthony began to manhandle

as Darcy and Anthony began to manhandle the bolts into position the challenge of

the bolts into position the challenge of

the bolts into position the challenge of the overhang becomes apparent with no

the overhang becomes apparent with no

the overhang becomes apparent with no footing they’ll have to muscle 50 pounds

footing they’ll have to muscle 50 pounds

footing they’ll have to muscle 50 pounds of Steel into a three and a half inch

of Steel into a three and a half inch

of Steel into a three and a half inch hole using only their upper bodies

hole using only their upper bodies

hole using only their upper bodies without leverage it takes every ounce of

without leverage it takes every ounce of

without leverage it takes every ounce of strength they’ve got

Matt readies the second bolt you got a

Matt readies the second bolt you got a good nod on it either one of us want to

good nod on it either one of us want to

good nod on it either one of us want to be impaled okay buddy I’ll take one for

be impaled okay buddy I’ll take one for

be impaled okay buddy I’ll take one for the team because of the overhang Matt

the team because of the overhang Matt

the team because of the overhang Matt can’t see where the rod is going the

can’t see where the rod is going the

can’t see where the rod is going the heavy steel bolt is suspended by a

heavy steel bolt is suspended by a

heavy steel bolt is suspended by a single line so our darcy and anthony

single line so our darcy and anthony

single line so our darcy and anthony it’s taking all their muscle power to

it’s taking all their muscle power to

it’s taking all their muscle power to control it holy

finally the bolt inches into the hole

finally the bolt inches into the hole Darcy and Anthony now have to ten-foot

Darcy and Anthony now have to ten-foot

Darcy and Anthony now have to ten-foot anchor bolts installed they’re already

anchor bolts installed they’re already

anchor bolts installed they’re already exhausted and still haven’t even touched

exhausted and still haven’t even touched

exhausted and still haven’t even touched that 30 foot monsters up top geologists

that 30 foot monsters up top geologists

that 30 foot monsters up top geologists must attach monitors to these three

must attach monitors to these three

must attach monitors to these three bolts before they can be passed down but

bolts before they can be passed down but

bolts before they can be passed down but the geologists are late throwing off

the geologists are late throwing off

the geologists are late throwing off Pierre’s tight schedule with the three

Pierre’s tight schedule with the three

Pierre’s tight schedule with the three sites and the public involved and the

sites and the public involved and the

sites and the public involved and the weather we had to juggle with the

weather we had to juggle with the

weather we had to juggle with the schedule all right we’re gonna get some

schedule all right we’re gonna get some

schedule all right we’re gonna get some bars installed today or anything

bars installed today or anything

bars installed today or anything the geologists finally get to work

the geologists finally get to work

the geologists finally get to work attaching instruments called strain

attaching instruments called strain

attaching instruments called strain gauges to each 30-foot bolt they can

gauges to each 30-foot bolt they can

gauges to each 30-foot bolt they can measure changes in the length of the bar

measure changes in the length of the bar

measure changes in the length of the bar so should the rock shift and move and

so should the rock shift and move and

so should the rock shift and move and stretch that bar out we should be able

stretch that bar out we should be able

stretch that bar out we should be able to pick that up and it’ll give us some

to pick that up and it’ll give us some

to pick that up and it’ll give us some advance warning for the next 100 years

advance warning for the next 100 years

advance warning for the next 100 years these gauges will alert the park to any

these gauges will alert the park to any

these gauges will alert the park to any dangerous movement in the rock but

dangerous movement in the rock but

dangerous movement in the rock but installing them is taking longer than

installing them is taking longer than

installing them is taking longer than expected Darcy and Anthony still waiting

expected Darcy and Anthony still waiting

expected Darcy and Anthony still waiting for their geologists to finish

for their geologists to finish

for their geologists to finish installing their instrumentation are

installing their instrumentation are

installing their instrumentation are growing impatient right it’s already 10

growing impatient right it’s already 10

growing impatient right it’s already 10 o’clock is it okay well we’re just going

o’clock is it okay well we’re just going

o’clock is it okay well we’re just going to install this last one and then we’ll

to install this last one and then we’ll

to install this last one and then we’ll come up go

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