Library of the Catholic Seminar in Budapest. Photo by JezW
in (mainly British) knitwear and hosiery:
photo by Molly from Bronx
(in America they're called runs, but ladder is rather good, I think)
They're used in building:
photo by Adrian Pingstone of 1960s Bristol. (Look at that safety harness...no, there isn't, is there. Eek!)
and on tower blocks:
photo of New York fire escapes by Jorge Royan
There are also virtual ladders. If you want to get higher up a, well, a hierarchy, then you may find yourself on a social or professional ladder - and it may well feel even more precarious than a job as a steeplejack.
Mind you, you can climb some ladders without taking any risks at all...
...but watch out for snakes, do.
photo by Mykl Roventine
Spot the Frippet: ladder. This word comes from the Old English hlǣdder. I wish we still had common English words that begin hl.
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