Exploring Moab’s SUPER Dangerous Ladder to Nowhere

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  @SUVRVing · 7 months ago (edited) · pinned

  By the way, it took me 14 minutes to get back up 😄 And if you&apos;re interested in learning how to make the types of anchors I used in the video, this is a great start: <a href="https://amzn.to/4qUkoSt">https://amzn.to/4qUkoSt</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-Tristan

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• RE

  @ReclaimingMyTime-rz5bz · 7 months ago

  My favorite part was when you said &quot;We did it&quot; &nbsp;and I thought geez that was pretty easy from the chair in my office.

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• BR

  @brandonadler1022 · 7 months ago

  The ladder 🪜 woulda felt sketchy when it was new.

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• B.

  @b.questor · 7 months ago

  A line of well-worn bedsheets tied together might be a better choice than an 80-year-old weathered rickety ladder.

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• DE

  @designunlimited6215 · 7 months ago

  In these days where it seems that so much of the internet is flooded with AI that you don&apos;t always know what&apos;s real or not. ... &nbsp;along comes Tristan . Real life, real adventure, and a real honest to goodness person with a real skill for sharing his passion. &nbsp;... There&apos;s also a real wife and a real dog. &nbsp; Can&apos;t beat it. <br>Thank you Tristan. I subscribed in early 2020, and I&apos;ve been watching and liking your videos ever since. Stay safe young man. ❤

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• LL

  @llc9769 · 7 months ago

  Back in the early 60&apos;s, we traveled every summer with our grand parents all the Western US. I&apos;m not sure why Grandpa knew about these ladders, but he showed them to us a couple times. We traveled and stayed all around the area. Grandpa was born 1886 and lived to 99 and 6 months, still riding a 2 wheel bike until he was 94. A few years after grandma passed, he got remarried at 92 to young one...only 82! Grandpa knew this area so very well, but I&apos;m not sure how as he was born in Texas and moved to California in 1901. Thanks for the memories!

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• RA

  @RangerMcFriendly · 7 months ago

  Hey Tristan,<br>Here is some more information on the ladders:<br><br>Those ladders clinging to the cliffs near Dewey Bridge, about a mile west along Hwy 128 by Moab, UT, are remnants of a<br>1940s U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project. Built around 1941, they gave engineers access to the canyon rim for surveys on a proposed Colorado River dam meant for irrigation and water storage. Locals like Ballard Harris recall the work, but by 1944-45, the plan was dropped-geological studies showed the reservoir would be too shallow, losing up to 25% of its water to evaporation. Wartime priorities also shifted focus. The wooden ladders, hastily made from local timber, were left behind and now stand as a weathered piece of Grand County&apos;s history, visible from the scenic byway.

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• TO

  @tolson57 · 7 months ago

  Tristan, I am willing to bet that the 2 holes were drilled for core samples. I think that whole purpose of putting the ladders in place was to get up on the bench and drill core samples to determine if the rock was suitable for building a dam.

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• PE

  @petewilson2314 · 7 months ago

  I&apos;m impressed that 1. You fit all that stuff into one pack 2. Carried over all that terrain, sometimes twice to get the action shots. 3. Had the expertise and nerve to go over that edge all while shooting drone shots I guess across the canyon. Well done sir!

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• NA

  @natlovell122 · 7 months ago

  What an amazing adventure. That ladder is insane. I can’t imagine climbing up that thing. The drone shots of you repelling was top notch.

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• JE

  @jemez_mtn · 7 months ago

  Several things I appreciate about this video.. &nbsp;first, your approach to safety, like being clipped in for throwing the rope over. &nbsp;Also, going through the trouble of using natural anchors and not adding unnecessary bolts, including humping the extra gear. &nbsp;And then even with safety gear not risking injury or messing up this interesting piece of history by trying to climb it just for fun or views. &nbsp;And finally, finding out that a Radio Shak still exists! &nbsp;And in Moab, of all places.

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• UG

  @Ugot2BkiddingMe1 · 7 months ago

  For being out in the elements for 80+ years, that bottom &nbsp; ladder looks like it held up fairly well, but still looks very sketchy. Yeah, you made the right call to not trust it!😅

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