Rope Ladder
The rope ladder was originally introduced as a penalty obstacle for falling off the Spinning Cylinder, but in the Australian Revival, a rope ladder is used as a standard obstacle between the quarterpipe and the zipline. Prior to climbing the Wire Ladder (as it is called on the show) challengers are hooked into a safety harness by spotters. When they reach the top, they must unhook themselves, which has cost several challengers time and possibly the race due to being unable to unhook themselves quickly.
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Famous quotes containing the words rope and/or ladder:
“There are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“This monument, so imposing and tasteful, fittingly typifies the grand and symmetrical character of him in whose honor it has been builded. His was “the arduous greatness of things done.” No friendly hands constructed and placed for his ambition a ladder upon which he might climb. His own brave hands framed and nailed the cleats upon which he climbed to the heights of public usefulness and fame.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)