Awesome Ladders

Say you need to cross a river where there is no bridge. The EasiBridge can span up to 18 meters (59 feet) and be deployed by a single person. Once it’s opened and its supports flipped over, it can carry people on a rolling belly slide. Since the prototype shown in this video, the company continued development and testing and was acquired by BANAIR.

Say you find yourself on top of a building without a ladder. How can you get down without jumping to the ground? This industrious worker shows how he descended from a roof with two tall poles and a shovel, creating the world’s cheapest elevator in the process. Definitely file this one under “Don’t try this at home.”

This 13-inch-tall step stool from Worx helps your reach the ceiling and doubles as a sturdy toolbox. It has enough space inside to hold up to 28 pounds of tools, and its step can hold up to 324 pounds. It has a fold-out carrying handle and a pull-out drawer for accessory storage.

Atulie’er village is situated on the edge of a cliff in Sichuan, China. Historically, it took villagers a half-day to climb a series of 17 wood, rope, and vine ladders to get there. The China Traveller takes us on a tour of a more recent addition to the community, a metal ladder made from pipes that offers a more direct, but still exhausting route.

Russian firefighter Artur Prosport shared video of a competition where participants show off their speed climbing a building. Each player must run to the wall carrying a one-story ladder, then use it to ascend three floors as quickly as possible. We imagine this would be much slower if they were wearing their firefighting gear.

The compact and collapsible Murphy Ladder looks like an impressive product all on its own, but this hilarious commercial spot for the product makes us even more likely to run out and buy one… then use it in the wrestling ring on our opponents.

What walks downstairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a laddery sound? Everyone knows it’s Ladder! As one commenter pointed out: “That ladder walks more elegantly than half the robots out there.” We have to agree.