Aiguille du Midi: the secrets of the cables that support the highest cable car in France - My stay in the mountains

No less than 12 tons, this is the weight in charge of the cab of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The installation is designed to carry 66 people weighing 80 kilos. At the height of the season, the lift sees 5,000 people pass a day. Above their heads, these climbers or tourists are only held by a cable of 51 millimetres in diameter. "The question is not the weight that a cable is capable of carrying, but its breaking strength" This seems very lit…