Chris and Kendra Scott of Ouray compete in team drilling at the Hardrockers Holidays in Silverton. The couple placed second in the event, which requires competitors to drill two holes in two boulders, using two different drills as quickly as possible. Photo by Liz Teitz.
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Hardrockers Holidays rock on despite pandemic
SILVERTON — Judy Kuhlman adjusted her blue surgical mask and pink gloves before settling herself on the long, wooden platform, resting the heels of her boots against the ridges in preparation for another round of tug of war.
As soon as judge Wink Meador fired his gun, Kuhlman and the three other members of her team began pulling, working to gain an inch of the rope attached to two teams at either end.
The masks, gloves and the size of her team were concessions made to get permission to hold the ...
