On the day we went, the cable car was not running.
So we walked up the Roman Ramp!
There was another way up (The snake path), but the Roman Ramp seemed more...direct.
From below sea level to the top, straight up.
As long as my knees could take it, I would go up that route.
The opening of Masada is what I remember best with the (then) modern Israeli soldiers going up to Masada.
Peter Strauss was also really good too.