Great photo shop work, Steve! Sorry to be picky, but those gondola things are called telepheriques, not trams. I'm sure certain business people in Lone Pine (hint, hint) would love to see podunk turned into another Chamonix, complete with high-end gear shops, etc. Perhaps with an up-scale Snells Field and an Eastern Sierra version of the Bar Nationale for the economically challenged. (Those who have climbed there know what I mean.) And...let's not forget, a little office for buying rescue insurance...
Wouldn't it be just ducky to ride a telepherique from Whitney Portal to Trail Camp or Iceberg Lake, avoiding all that unnecessary hiking, and just get on with "The Climb?"
http://www.chamonix.net/english/sightseeing/aiguille_du_midi.htm
