On August 1st of this year I am scheduled to do the Yosemite Half Dome Cable Route, which some of you know is a 50 degree three hundred yard route up a solid granite slab. Physically there is no problem, but when I look at pictures of the cable route I get nervous. I've done high peaks before, such as Freel Peak, the highest peak in the Lake Tahoe area, but that is like a big sand dune compared to the cable route. The problem is that I have a little bit of the fear of heights, but not full blown acrophobia. I really want to do it though, but I just don't want to turn into a girlie man at the base of the cables in front of my girlfriend, who is going with me. I need moral support. Any spiritual advice on how to get started up the cables, and not crap my pants on the way up--speaking figuratively of course. And don't say Depends! I would imagine coming down is even more nerve wracking.