
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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