PHOTO SHOOT: Day 4—Wallenda Grand Canyon Cable Installation: Leader Rope Flyover & Cable Staging

At 5:23 am on day four the helicopter arrived at the job site—no one wanted to risk the wind building again.  Crews made the leader rope ready that day and positioned the shackle end of the cable just over the precipice of the canyon.

Above: At 5:40 am the helicopter takes flight with the leader rope in tow.

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Below (9): Helicopter and ground crews coordinate hookups and pulling of the lead rope from the mainland site to the island and back again.

 

Below (1): Foreman, Randy Fletcher, studies the leader rope as crews ready gear and equipment for the next stage.

Below (8): Positioning the crane at the canyon's edge, rigging the leader rope and drawing the cable out over the canyon edge.

Below (3): Leader rope and cable taught and in position for tomorrow's pull across the canyon.

Below (1): Lead engineer for the project, Peter Catchpole, evaluates the day's work.

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