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Location of a March 2018 fatality on a rockfall scaling project in Colorado on US 6 in Clear Creak Canyon

Man Killed After Fall During Rock Scaling Work in Colorado

March 21, 2018 rockman Comments Off

A man was killed on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 when he fell 50 to 70 feet while working on a rock scaling project in Clear Creek Canyon on US 6 in Colorado. The man, 40-year-old Jaime […]

Helicopter sledgehammer used to scale loose rocks from a cliff in Norway.

Video: Helicopter Based Rock Scaling “Sledgehammer”

October 1, 2009 rockman 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 […]