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Drill bench
Dam project
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Opening blast in town
School project
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Close in blasting
Between sewer and river
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Toby and rockfall
Ariel Dam spillway
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Rockfall after blasting
Ariel Dam spillway
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Toby and Ty
Basalt pillars
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South Dakota formation
Challenging blasting
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Tuff over basalt
More challenges
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Vertical bedding
Tremendous challenge
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Wyoming formation
Massive blocks
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Highway rockfall
Oregon
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Highway rockfall
Oregon
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Excavating Foundation for Anchor Bolts
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Drill at the Summit
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White Out Conditions
In June!
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Using Safety Lines
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Critical Communications
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Laying Out Shots
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Gearing Up Safety Equipment
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Hike From Tower Foundation to Tram Top, Daily
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Drilling Foundation Anchors
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Following Blast, Excavating for Foundation
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First Blast, Loaded
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Bringing Up the Drill
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Admiring the View
Managing the crew
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Jerry and Alastair, Helsinki 2019
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Young blasters
Mt St Helens in back
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Cheesman Dam
South Platte River, CO
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Cheesman Dam
Custom calculated charges
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Final checklist
Cheesman Dam
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Cheesman Dam
Unexpected fi
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Ty with rock inside rock
Mt St Helens climb
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Ivan & Virgil, 1920's
1st two generations of WTB
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3rd and 4th generation
Toby 5 yr, Ty 3 yr
Lone Peak Tram Montana
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