Would You Climb This? - Page 2

Cutty72 · 03-24-2011, 12:38 AM

Dude, it's just a ladder... what's the big deal?

LeeNetworX · 03-24-2011, 07:57 AM

I'm very uncomfortable with such heights; couldn't do it. We have a 20' extension ladder that I can get about 2/3 the way up before getting really nervous.

LeeNetworX · 03-24-2011, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Damn, big-ass home. 3 stories? Or just 2 but with cathedral ceilings?

2 stories with a walkout basement - so essentially 3 stories in the back.

Bluestreak · 03-24-2011, 08:57 AM

I've also done worse.

I'd have no problems climbing that. I have a wooden ladder that size that up's the pucker factor a bit...

Mr Lefty · 03-24-2011, 09:10 AM

I too have "walked up" ladders like this before... once you've done it a few times and know the ladder is stable in it's footing and setting, the flex doesn't bother ya

wildchild · 03-24-2011, 09:10 AM

no one here mentioned a hay mow? i've done worse then that but it doesn't mean I would want to do it again.
had to replace a window in the peak of a barn roof that was a great day.

oh and I hate heights.

Flexin · 03-24-2011, 09:31 AM

Yeah I would go up. I have been up three stories in bunker gear. Had to climb on to a flat roof, go through a roof hatch down a attic latter (narrow ass ladder), go down stairs and back out side. Then I would do it again and again.

The "fun" part is walking off the roof to get back on the ladder. Another fun one is getting out a window in bunker gear and getting on a ladder.

Tallest ladder I have been up was 85 ft. That was on a ladder truck.

James

wildchild · 03-24-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flexin

Tallest ladder I have been up was 85 ft. That was on a ladder truck.

James

there better be someone on the ground holding an air sick bag if I'm on a ladder that tall, because my lunch is coming down first.

Particle Man · 03-24-2011, 09:40 AM

Vinyl siding. Fuck painting.

Archren · 03-24-2011, 09:49 AM

I have had a panic attack with less height. But in my defense, it was going up a rappel tower after having slipped off once before (belay caught me, but I had fallen about 5 feet before he caught the slack). I was trying to get into the L-shape on the ledge side (no wall), and lost my footing. The other Soldiers there said my scream was blood curdling.

I can be tough, and even incoming mortarts don't freak me out... but heights scare the everloving crap out of me.

Oddly, it doesn't freak me out on roller coasters or aircraft (planes and helicopters both).

03-24-2011, 08:57 AM	#14
Bluestreak What? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Moto: Dirt Posts: 578	I've also done worse. I'd have no problems climbing that. I have a wooden ladder that size that up's the pucker factor a bit... __________________ Lean till you see sparks. If they are coming from your pegs you are doing good. If they are coming from you tank, you've just gained wisdom... Wisdom usually hurts.

03-24-2011, 09:31 AM	#17
Flexin AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,698	Yeah I would go up. I have been up three stories in bunker gear. Had to climb on to a flat roof, go through a roof hatch down a attic latter (narrow ass ladder), go down stairs and back out side. Then I would do it again and again. The "fun" part is walking off the roof to get back on the ladder. Another fun one is getting out a window in bunker gear and getting on a ladder. Tallest ladder I have been up was 85 ft. That was on a ladder truck. James __________________ "Bust a nut inside your eye, to show you where I come from" "f youre horny, lets do it, Ride it, my pony, My saddles waitin, Come and jump on it, If youre horny, lets do it" "I'm not a playa I just fuck a lot" "Round two, I'm down to Do, what it takes to make you Understand I'm the Candyman And I melt in your mouth, not in your hands Hard as rock, yes I'm no sucka The boots I knock make me one bad mutha"

03-24-2011, 09:40 AM	#19
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	Vinyl siding. Fuck painting. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

03-24-2011, 09:49 AM	#20
Archren Sham WOW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ATX Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098 Posts: 2,741	I have had a panic attack with less height. But in my defense, it was going up a rappel tower after having slipped off once before (belay caught me, but I had fallen about 5 feet before he caught the slack). I was trying to get into the L-shape on the ledge side (no wall), and lost my footing. The other Soldiers there said my scream was blood curdling. I can be tough, and even incoming mortarts don't freak me out... but heights scare the everloving crap out of me. Oddly, it doesn't freak me out on roller coasters or aircraft (planes and helicopters both). __________________ Photography "The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time. It was impossible." - Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

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03-24-2011, 07:57 AM	#12
LeeNetworX SFL Expatriate #1 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ATL Burbs Moto: '09 Triumph Speed Triple Posts: 4,712	I'm very uncomfortable with such heights; couldn't do it. We have a 20' extension ladder that I can get about 2/3 the way up before getting really nervous.

03-24-2011, 09:10 AM	#15
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	I too have "walked up" ladders like this before... once you've done it a few times and know the ladder is stable in it's footing and setting, the flex doesn't bother ya

03-24-2011, 09:10 AM	#16
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	no one here mentioned a hay mow? i've done worse then that but it doesn't mean I would want to do it again. had to replace a window in the peak of a barn roof that was a great day. oh and I hate heights.