[SteveinTO]

The first time I went up 25 years ago, the cables were deserted in the morning. About half way up, it's like being outside a Manhattan skyscraper, only you can't see the bottom or the top. Suddenly I heard a blood curdling scream from above, and the cables started oscillating violently.

Turned out a guy grabbed the cable to pull forward and the pipe supporting the cable came out of the rock, allowing him to swing around and observe the 180 degree panoramic view of the the high Sierras.

I saw the finger grip marks he left in the cable, right near the brown spot.