Feed the Fear

The Sandia Peak Tramway

Disclaimer: I completely understand that it doesn’t make a lot of sense to get on a tram that hangs from some cables and makes its way up the side of a mountain (and swings a bit when you pass by one of the supporting towers) if you’re afraid of heights, but here we are, or there I was.

This is the tram I rode up and down the side of Sandia Peak after the New Year. Amazingly, it also carries hundreds of gallons of water to the top of the mountain to support the restaurant / bar – Ten 3 – that sits at the top of the peak.

I can tell you that I felt relieved when we safely reached the end of the ride up, but I was still feeling nervous about the ride back down. I had made a reservation for dinner at Ten 3, and I thought a drink and some food might help assuage my fears a bit. Dinner was delicious; the ribeye steak was about as big as my face, so I happily left with leftovers.

I think the tram driver said we went from 6000 feet above sea level to 10000 feet above sea level. It makes my palms a little sweaty just looking at the pictures…

Safely on the ground again, I would say that it was a worthwhile experience, and I’m glad that I talked myself into it. I don’t think I would do it again.