Timelapse of Maccaferri 5000kJ rockfall protection barrier

September 23, 2016 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Timelapse of Maccaferri 5000kJ rockfall protection barrier

This kind of thing is like geo-porn for some of us! You might want to turn down or mute your speakers though, the background music is a little jarring at first. [Source: Maccaferri YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]

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Aerial footage of Italian Rockfall Event

February 20, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Aerial footage of Italian Rockfall Event

The remarkable story of the bus-sized boulders that rolled through an Italian farm at the beginning of February now has some amazing aerial video footage to go with it. Check it out. [Source: YouTube via […]

Sumela Monestary in 2009, prior to rockfall mitigation
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Sumela Monestary Rockfall Mitigation

September 23, 2024 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Sumela Monestary Rockfall Mitigation

The Sumela Monastery in the Trabzon Province of Turkey dates to about 386 AD. This iconic building of great historical and cultural significance was founded by Greek Orthodox monks but has been an object of […]

Helicopter sledgehammer used to scale loose rocks from a cliff in Norway.
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Video: Helicopter Based Rock Scaling “Sledgehammer”

October 1, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards 3

[Updated May 26, 2011] A new, cleaner, longer version of the video has surfaced on YouTube recently.  You can see it embedded below.  It includes some footage of attempts to "water bomb" the rock loose […]