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RP

How high is that ladder?

Thats hazard duty pay right there. You have more guts than I would. Old men dont belong on ladders

Stay safe!

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:39 pm

How high is that ladder?

To where my partner is standing is about 30 feet.
The peak of that gable is probably 37 ft. give or take a few inches.

RP

Vaquero wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:02 pm

Sir Henry wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:39 pm

How high is that ladder?

To where my partner is standing is about 30 feet.
The peak of that gable is probably 37 ft. give or take a few inches.

RP

That is a long ways up and even further DOWN!

Yeah, I did that stuff when I was 23. Today, about 4' max. Good on ya buddy.

It’s not the fall that hurts, it’s the stop. It surely doesn’t have to be that high. I know from experience. My theme song is “Walk this way”. I haven’t walked right for 40 years, but I’m blessed to still be able to do so. As already stated,BE SAFE.

Cofisher wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:20 pm

Yeah, I did that stuff when I was 23. Today, about 4' max. Good on ya buddy.

Yes, when I was 23 I'd stand on the very top rung of a 14 foot orchard ladder with a half full cherry picking bucket, now at 70 that photo looks pretty scary. I could probably do it if I had to but I wouldn't be comfortable.

I’m glad there’s still folks that can do it. All I can say is be careful. My deer stand has shrunk from 15’ down to about head high.

graywolf wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:27 pm

I’m glad there’s still folks that can do it. All I can say is be careful. My deer stand has shrunk from 15’ down to about head high.

I mostly hunt from ground blinds these days.

RP

Looking from the ground up my stomach got queasy. Looking from the top down I thought I was going to puke on my keyboard.

I have alway had an issue with heights, even just looking at pics.