Eli5 how are cable car systems installed on mountains?

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Most mountains are very steep and have rocky/forest terrain.

How do the pylons get installed and in particular how on earth were old school systems installed?

Always wondered and can’t seem to find anything on the installation process itself on YT.

Thanks! Looking forward to learning!

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It’s probably very similar to how power lines & towers are erected. Here is one video that shows how the towers were assembled (old school) [https://youtu.be/Oafnr0J4a5I?t=1860](https://youtu.be/Oafnr0J4a5I?t=1860)

I’ve seen an old school video that shows cables being pulled up with tractors, but I could not find it. Here is another video (modern times) showing how power cables are strung up. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMfrxdJfn8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sMfrxdJfn8)

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