IAAF World Championships
A zip line stunt for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
Control Descent was approached by the organisers of the IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 to assist with the Closing Ceremony at the stadium.
Working overnight, we installed a twin-line zip system to enable Hero the Hedgehog to traverse the stadium as part of the ceremony's closing stunt.
With the event being broadcast live, the zip line operation required split-second timing to meet the televised event schedule. Once the stunt was complete, the entire zip line system had to be disassembled and cleared in under three minutes.
A technically demanding installation, delivered to the tightest possible event schedule.
