Rock Skills

This course is for

The OSI Rock Skills course gives students an overview of the process and practice of “dry stone masonry” and how rock sourced in the field can be used to create long lasting trail structures, including steps and retaining walls. Though the course is intended to be paired with further field training, it can also be used as stand-alone overview of rock work.

Course Objectives

By the time the course concludes, students will be able to:

• Understand fundamental safety procedure for working with rock
• Know the basic techniques required to set rock
• Know the basics of safely transporting rock
• Identify the components and process for construction of rock steps
• Identify the components and process for construction of rock walls 

Sponsorship

Production of this course was made possible by grants from:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife – State Trails Program

Freeport-McMoran Foundation – Climax Area Community Investment Fund

Meet Your Instructors

• Kelly Clouse
• Terry Gimbel
• Dan Williams