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> La Paz Olivia and Mexico City have them and they
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Slip on protective glasses and gloves before trimming the wire. When cutting small portions of galvanized steel, you could get hurt by flying debris or sharp edges. To prevent these scenarios, wear a set of safety glasses and traditional work gloves before handling steel wire or cables.
Find this safety equipment at your local hardware store.
Make sure that you’re working with your galvanized wire in a flat, secure area. Check that the wire is level, or position it in a table wise to ensure that it’s secure.




A car makes its way along the repaired cable of the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C., eight months after it came crashing down when someone cut the cable deliberately.
ALANA PATERSON/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

One thing the perpetrator h e l lbent on wiping the Sea to Sky Gondola off the face of the Earth could not know – and probably still doesn’t – was how close they came to killing someone.

On Sept. 14, just after 4 a.m., a security guard stationed at the gondola’s base just south of Squamish, B.C., saw the passenger cars begin suddenly swaying on the line - an ominous sign. There was no wind that morning.

Just one year earlier, a saboteur had hiked in, climbed a tower at mid-span, then cut the 52-mm steel cable that the guard was now watching. This caused what engineers labelled a “catastrophic failure” – the sudden and total destruction of the tourist attraction. It cost $5-million and took more than six months to rebuild.

The guard gave up, stepping past the gondola line to call in the disturbance. Seconds later, the 50-ton rope came crashing to earth, sending dozens of cable cars caroming down the granite cliff, like ping pong balls bouncing down a wooden staircase. Red, orange and silver sparks lit the still-dark sky as steel smashed against the igneous rock face formed of molten lava 100 million years ago. The sound - steel crashing against rock at horrifying force - was heard across the highway and in a nearby campground.

Had the guard lingered even a few moments longer, he would have been crushed. And this strange, West Coast mystery that has set the town of Squamish on edge would have become a homicide investigation.

Eight months later, the whodunit is still very much alive. With the gondola slated for its third grand opening on June 11, much is at stake, both for it and the rapidly growing town surrounding it. Launching anew without a culprit behind bars adds a layer of trepidation to the affair, though few locals say they plan to stop riding the lift.

The story has also shed light on another unsettling issue dividing what was once a working class forest town. In the past decade, a rush of newcomers have moved in, sending rents and house prices to unfathomable heights, pushing out a lot of the people who made Squamish what it is - weird and wild and wonderful.