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Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/06/14 06:29 PM
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thecytochromec
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Literally. My roommates and I would like to gain access to some of our untapped property. The only trouble is, there's a big rock wall in the way. What ideas or suggestions do you have on a permanent, stable and somewhat inexpensive way to get up this thing? Here are some pictures. We're thinking the easiest thing would be to build a smaller stair set that run perpendicular to the lowest flank and then hiking up the side.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/06/14 06:40 PM
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Stroll around the side of rock and walk up, or eat a big plate of beans and fly to the top.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/07/14 12:05 AM
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I like the latter idea. You could also drill holes, set in some re-bar and have some concrete steps,if it isn't to steep
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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#5057985
04/07/14 04:29 AM
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I like the beans idea. Get the ham beans 15 bean soup and you will explode to the moon.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/07/14 04:38 AM
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Doesn't look that steep or talk in the pictures. Walk to the backside or climb the wire?
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/07/14 02:39 PM
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thecytochromec
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Lol
You can scramble up the side to get up to the top, that's not the issue. Also, to get to the back of it we have to drive about a mile around to get through the alleys which lead to the property. We're trying to find a permanent structure, particularly a staircase. Now, exactly how and where to build the staircase is the tricky part.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/08/14 03:35 AM
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Buy you a long extension ladder.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/08/14 03:45 AM
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Depends how stable the rock is. Dowel into the rock, weld some steps on the dowel, put a handrail and a couple of braces and you are good to go. Only cost would be the steel.
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04/08/14 05:03 PM
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Depends how stable the rock is. Dowel into the rock, weld some steps on the dowel, put a handrail and a couple of braces and you are good to go. Only cost would be the steel. We don't have a welder or know how to weld but this idea did occur to us. The rock is very crumbly so I highly doubt we can set anchors into it. I haven't tried so I don't know for sure though. The other side of the face has some better looking but still, not as solid as can be, places to set anchors but the height would be about 20' and so it'd be really hard to set a comfortable grade to walk up. They'd be like 2ft tall stairs or something lol
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/08/14 05:40 PM
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Buy you a long extension ladder.
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04/08/14 05:59 PM
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Buy you a long extension ladder. Anything other than a ladder and if done correctly will be getting into some serious dollars.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/08/14 10:27 PM
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ever been to the Grand Canyon? they use ~4' long treated timber (like a cross tie) and zigzag back n forth backfilling with gravel for a walking path, just have to zigzag more when steeper...
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/09/14 01:16 AM
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If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/09/14 01:29 AM
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/09/14 01:31 AM
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Looks almost like you could drive up there by cutting up at an angle where that tree is laying....I'd lean forward just a wee bit.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/09/14 12:46 PM
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thecytochromec
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Buy you a long extension ladder. Anything other than a ladder and if done correctly will be getting into some serious dollars. Those are our thoughts exactly. That's why we're leaning towards trying to build a "simple" staircase on the lowest flank of the rock and having a steeper hike up the side. Our posts would be somewhere near the backside of the trashcan in the first picture. Also, I'm sure you can tell but we won't be digging into "dirt" so much as not-so-hard rock. We can't do a ladder as we'd like dogs and family to access the higher grounds as well. Only other thing I can think of is a redneck outdoor-style elevator system with a wench like this: http://hillhiker.com/product/
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/09/14 02:51 PM
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If you have electricity available, that opens up a bunch of options.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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04/09/14 05:10 PM
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If you have electricity available, that opens up a bunch of options. Like what, other than redneck elevators?
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/11/14 01:17 AM
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/11/14 02:11 AM
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seriously can you not crawl up it?
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/14/14 05:09 PM
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thecytochromec
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seriously can you not crawl up it? You can crawl up it, that's not the issue. It's creating a solid structure so that we, our dogs and friends who don't want to crawl up the hill, have a walkway up. This is our backyard not a hunting ground. I am not the property owner, my roommate is the property owner.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/14/14 09:50 PM
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[quote=East]seriously can you not crawl up it? You can crawl up it, that's not the issue. It's creating a solid structure so that we, our dogs and friends who don't want to crawl up the hill, have a walkway up. This is our backyard not a hunting ground. What's on the other side or top? Heaven or a beer store? I guess that's almost one in the same. I kinda think the sameway, always wanna get to the top!
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/14/14 09:52 PM
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/14/14 11:20 PM
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Pneumatic drill & rock anchors to tie a staircase to it! Probably isn't gonna be cheap though.
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Re: Ideas for accessing higher property
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04/15/14 02:16 AM
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