With all due respect to the creativity of the designers, those things scare the bejeepers out of me. If one were to slip off and swing on the safety line the pain and injury from hitting one or more steps edge on when swinging back would be really awful.
Of course I don't think free-climbing a rock face is any fun either.
In my opinion the very best advance in getting to the masthead is an electric winch. The ride is steady and smooth and darn near peaceful. Further, for those of us that don't have gorillas to grind us up, you don't have to sit there and wait fruitlessly while your grinder rests.
sail fast, dave
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