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Obviously, the easiest way to do this would simply be to go around them. Since this took a long time, though, many pioneers would take a more dangerous route. They would hitch the wagons to a very strong rope or chain, then hitch it to something (e.g. a tree or large boulder), then pull the wagons up using brute strength. The pack animals (usually oxen) could sometimes help with the pulling, but some chains or ropes still snapped and the wagons could come crashing down. A lot of pioneers died this way, from being injured in horrible wagon accidents.

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