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The inspiration for the forward beam handle (FBH, aka “The Stinger”) design was spawned as a result of battle testing of the AdvenChair on the Grand AdvenChair backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Trail presented a vertical drop of more than 4,800 feet over ten miles, complicated by more than 3,000 water bars with protruding rebar, as well as countless natural rock obstacles, plus stretches of mud and sand. The return trip brought the same challenges in reverse. During the expedition, the river team that guided the chair developed a great method of teamwork to handle the chair over the very rough terrain. Team leaders had to maneuver the forward beam by “choking up” the towing straps very closely to it.