"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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I had forgotten how difficult rope ladders are to climb!!
Laurence

The trick, if it's not tethered at both ends, is to put each foot at
different sides of the ladder.

Still not easy in bare feet ... :-(

Mary

Hmmm... I may be pondering the physics of that for a long time.. how does
the ladder rung know which side the foot is coming from?

What? Go and try it? The idea here is to keep children challenged, to
encourage physical and mental development. I'm past it, and now use an step
ladder.

(Pet physics peeve: children's books that say astronauts in orbit float
because there is no gravity in space!).

Laurence