Stand cables should be easy to inspect. The ones "covered" with rubber make it very difficult to see if the structural wires inside are broken.

My buddies lower did the same thing early this year (not sure the mfg of the stand). He was able to lower himself and only drop ~5ft to the ground. His looked fine on the outside, but the metal cable on the inside was rusty.

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