Its an AP story, it will be in many papers. I read it in the Washington Times.
the author described the hike as 8 miles round trip. Either I made a wrong turn, or its 8 miles one way.
At least five people have died on the cables since 2006, nearly all with rain as a factor. Park officials want visitors to be able to descend the slick granite in 45 minutes if they have to escape the fast-forming storms, and limiting numbers is the only way to do that, they say.
Adding a third cable would allow current numbers and a 45 minute escape. So limiting numbers technically isn't the only way to do that.
