He put his pack on and tied it to himself and Lloyd grabbed his arm as he moved towards the cable.
"Why do you want to go first?" he asked him.
Boyce just smiles at him.
"I'm lighter than you are. Besides, you went first on the climb."
Boyce turned to the escarpment and pointed at it.
Lloyd put his other hand on Boyce's shoulder and nodded his head to him, approving the decision that the young man had made.
Lloyd tied his own pack to himself and they went over to the cable where it was anchored to a huge boulder.
Boyce reached up and pulled on the cable a few times.
"Be careful!" Lloyd hollered to him and slapped him on the back.
He eased himself along. First sliding one hand out then his other until his hands were together. He kept to this method but half-way across he began to tire and he hung there motionless for a moment.