The systems allow backpackers to hoist their food and packs out of reach of black bears, improving safety for both humans and animals.
Archived Outdoors
A boon for bears
Bear management will get a boost in the Smokies with $4,000 in Appalachian Trail license plate sales to go toward repairing damaged cables in the cable-and-pulley systems installed at each backcountry campsite and shelter in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.