Steve C
thats a pretty scary picture of the lines on the cables. As most of you know its like a 5.11 something without the cables and is very dangerous rock for such crowds. Cutting the number of people there would be a good thing. HOWEVER having a permit system will not make the rock less steep nor less dangerous nor will it force the people going up there with one 16 ounce bottle of water to either be more careful or more thoughtful about planning what is a long arduous trip for a day hike. As in peak bagging, some people will summit "if it kills me", and strangely enough, most people make it back alive, though wiser. I wonder how this affects people riding up on horse back. Do they still allow that? Those are the people that I wouldn't want to share the cables with, but then we can't deny access to people incapable of hiking what 22 miles? with a mile of elevation gain, in one day, and back, now can we? Well do they require a permit, or does it come with the fees for the ride and are the number of horseback riders added to or subtracted from the 400? Should I have read up more before posting?
Jim
