The "Whipping Day" title refers to the central theme of the video, which involves intensive scenes of flagellation and submissive roles.

Logan adjusted his grip on the primary winch. His gloves were stiff with ice. Below them, the drop was vertiginous—a sheer cliff face falling away into the white abyss of the clouds. Somewhere down there was the outpost, but up here, they were alone with the sky and the groaning steel.

This was the "Whipping Day"—a term the old-timers at the Nuwest outfit used for the annual maintenance of the high-altitude transport lines. It was called that because if the cable went slack and suddenly snapped taut, it would whip across the granite with enough force to slice a man in half. It was dangerous, loud, and exhausting work, usually reserved for the roughest crew they had.