6.5 Hour Day from Hell

Sorry for the delay in the updates & this one will be quick because it is so late:

So on May 18th, Brian, Brett, Anthony, Reed and I all met at Blueberry Hill / Tri-Boro Quarry in Lindenwald.  We had set up a series of tasks along with some mental challenges.  The day began at 1000 and finished 6.5 hours later.

The Course Layout at Tri-Boro Quarry

The tasks were as follows:

Pebble Bucket Carry

40' Tall Stone Pile

Task 1 - Climb to the top of the gravel pile and fill your 5-gallon bucket with stone gravel.  Carry the bucket to the quarry wall and attach it to a rope / Climb the rope to the top of the quarry ledge and then haul the bucket up.  Carry the bucket all the way around to the far trail and return to the gravel pile (roughly 1/2 a mile) -- repeat 5 times

Anthony Climbing the Wall

Quarry Ledge

Task 2 - Saw roughly an  8" diameter log into five pieces / quarter the pieces and carry 5 of the pieces back to check in ( 3/4 of a mile in  /  3/4 of a mile out)









Mental Task 1 - Zoom Puzzle -- look at 30 different cards depicting a picture that is either a zoomed in / out of another card.  Put the cards in the correct order so you they continuously zoom all the way in or out -- if you get it wrong perform 5 push for each card out of place

I forgot what task I was on and brought the wrong tools
so instead of sawing the double arms length I chopped it.
It Sucked!

Task 3 - Saw a double arms length of a tree 5" in diameter and carry it around the quarry's edge and over the stone pile back to the starting point (roughly 3/4 of a mile)

Zach Walking with the Log

Task 4 - Throw 4 Iron Ore Deposits (roughly 120 yards)

4 Pieces of Iron Ore

Mental Task 2 - Iron Ring Puzzle -- try and remove the iron ring from the other rings without bending or destroying the rings -- 50 reps of the exercise of your choice


Mental Task 3 - Memorize 10x random items in a plastic bag at the top of the stone pile -- finish task 5 -- and then upon your check in at the vehicles record all 10 items -- 10 reps for every item you can not remember

Stump Removal

Task 5 - Hike to the far side of the quarry / Cut down a 5" diameter tree and dig out its stump / Return the stump to the check in (1 mile in  /  1 mile out)

Brett dragging his pet stump

Evil Stumps

Log Book at Check In

After every task (except the mental tasks) you must do the 3/4 mile hike out of the woods and back to the vehicle check in point.  Each trip out requires that you go up and down through the simulated barb wire course (with all of your gear you are carrying).  This day sucked and was a true test but totally worth it.  Head to my youtube page to watch all the videos but I will post some here.

Cigarette waiting at the finish