Rock Work for Trails w Fred Lashley

Destination Training: come to Old Fort, NC nestled in Pisgah National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains just 25 minutes from Asheville. Stay in our trail town, ride/run/hike/fish, enjoy local restaurants, breweries and art galleries. For local lodging try Airbnb (Hey Old Friend), VRBO, Wunderland Resort, Curtis Creek Campground, Catawba Falls Campground, Copper Ridge Cabins at Grier Village and more...

This class will serve as a primer to all future advanced rock work classes. Along with proper building technique, the instructors will set up and demonstrate proper use of winches, griphoist, highline, drag line, mechanical advantage with snatch blocks, possible use of drills for feathers and wedges, sledge hammers, rock bars, rock hammers and many other specialty tools. *This class WILL NOT certify students to set up their own highline or rock rigging. Consider this class as an exploration of many techniques. You will have the opportunity to work on several projects and learn how to safely move and work with stone, but highline and rigging require more training and experience than a 3-day class.

Trail School will offer advanced rock work and rigging classes in the future.

Projects offered in this class include:

1. Constructing a Crib wall for repairing washed out trails (landslide)
2. Harvesting natural rock from nearby site
3. Griphoist winch for lifting/dragging/moving large stones
4. Bench cutting a small section of trail to realign tread with repaired section

Location

49 East Main Street
Old Fort, North Carolina 28762

Trail Competencies

• Trail Construction
• • Trail Sustainability Principles
• • Hand-Built Trail Construction
• • Water Management/Drainage Features
• • Retaining Walls
• • Tread Hardening and Surfacing

Relevant Trail Types

• Accessible Trails
• Bicycling Trails
• Equestrian Trails
• Hiking Trails
• Long-distance Trails
• Mountain Biking Trails
• Motorized Trails
• Nature Trails
• Shared-Use Trails