Page 2 of 3 - Whistler Blackcomb Gondola ride
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
The glass bottom gondola ride and a bear -

The glass bottom gondola arrived as the regular gondola left the station. The PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola is the longest unsupported lift span in the world at 3.024 kilometers (1.88 miles) and the highest lift of its kind at 415 metres / 1,361 feet.
(As of this date, at least)

Below: As the glass bottom gondola arrived, Karen Duquette managed to get a quick photo of the inside before the other people got in it. That was not an easy thing to accomplish.

Below: The two RV Gypsies each stuck a foot under the railing and on top of the glass for a quick photo. So did somebody else.

The two RV Gypsies were surprised
to see a person below.

And the views through
the glass bottom begins.

Below: Views of the mountain from the side window of the gondola.

There are four intermediate towers, two on Whistler Mountain and two on Blackcomb Mountain that support the cables, which range in height from 30 to 65 metres (100 to 210 feet). Combined, they contain 400 metric tons of steel.

The cables were manufactured by Fatzer AG, a Swiss company that develops, manufactures and markets wire ropes worldwide. The peak to peak cables include four stationary track ropes, two in each direction, which act like railroad tracks for the cabins. Each track rope weighs approximately 90 metric tons. There is a single haul rope which moves in a continuous loop and pulls the cabins. This cable weighs more than 80 metric tons. There are a total of 26.5 kilometers (87,000 feet) of cable on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola.

Below: Since Lee Duquette was on a different corner of the viewing area, his photos through the glass bottom have a different perspective.

Karen Duquette managed to take two photos (through the moving glass bottom of the gondola) and photographed the bear as it walked through the mountain terrain.

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