Using a 7m Telescopic Ladder

ali_mac

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We have one of these at work for accessing the loft in our studio, it always bends and bounces alarmingly, but seems to hold fine...
 

Flotsam

Active member
If anyone decides to use a telescopic ladder, take great care to ensure all the treads are properly locked. In a cave or mine environment, mud and grit could easily stop them from working properly.
I took a fall from one, fortunately not too far but could easily have broken my leg which went through a step. It would be worth considering using a carry bag.
 

The Old Ruminator

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Pretty stable I would say. The last image shows a lovely bend but all went well . Take care not to trap fingers when lowering the ladder. It has been taken up a very wet adit in deep water. I clean and dry it when it gets home. If I have worry long term it would be about the return springs rusting on the ladder rungs.
 

pwhole

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There's a photo by Jerry Wooldridge of someone maypoling into Maypole Inlet in Peak Cavern, and it's higher than that and just as bent, so in many ways this is a safety advancement. At least the rungs are reliable on this one.
 

Mr Mike

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We did a 10m maypole - 2x3m and 2x3m sections getting into a hole in a roof in Gudhamgill Mine - Pete Hall went up it and that looked like a right banana. Remember Pete? It ended up being a blind.
 

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PeteHall

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We did a 10m maypole - 2x3m and 2x3m sections getting into a hole in a roof in Gudhamgill Mine - Pete Hall went up it and that looked like a right banana. Remember Pete? It ended up being a blind.
Remember it well. I reckon it would banana a bit more than that now; married life isn't good for one's figure!

Off topic, but I've always fancied the chances of diving the level under there. At the last point that you can get back to the level, the water is only a few feet above the arching, so likely to surface pretty quick...
 

Mr Mike

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Remember it well. I reckon it would banana a bit more than that now; married life isn't good for one's figure!

Off topic, but I've always fancied the chances of diving the level under there. At the last point that you can get back to the level, the water is only a few feet above the arching, so likely to surface pretty quick...
We where there a few months back and the sump you are refering to is bolted. If you want to come up Pete, happy to accomidate you - could make it a very long Nent weekend.
 
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