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		chrisseaton on June 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Laddering a Chimney (1978) [video] Steel... just like via ferrata. These chimneys aren't more than like 150 years old max.

ectopod on June 18, 2022 | [–]

Maybe. I don't know. I've seen plenty of old fixed ladders that have rusted to uselessness, but they weren't 150 years old.

googlryas on June 18, 2022 | [–]

Via ferratas are almost always embedded into pure rock, generally limestone, right? Brick and mortar is quite a bit different.

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