Day six, the final day of preparation before Nick's scheduled walk over the canyon, was set aside for hanging vertical stabilizers on the cable which helped minimize both sway and rotation. Two-by-two, crews from both sides of the canyon were wheeled out onto the cable in customized baskets to affix the stabilizers. I worked the mainland site this day and caught a ride to assist in hanging two stabilizers.
Above: Linemen return from hanging the first stabilizer on the cable.
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Below (3): Wide-angle and zoom perspectives of crew teams hanging stabilizers.
Below (12): It was a day full of back-and-fourths. Crews rotated-out so that each had time on the cable. Harnessed 'ground' crews walked the bulky stabilizers to the edge of the canyon for each duo then fed their basket out and pulled them back in.
Blow (1): Island-side basket with crew in operation ... helicopter setting down at the landing zone.
Below (5): Perspectives from the basket.
Below (1): One of numerous group shots I took throughout the project.
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