The wonderfully higgledy-piggledy route Jacob’s Ladder, the 140-step pathway carved into the volcanic rock of Calton Hill, takes from Regent Road in Edinburgh's New Town to the intersection of Calton Road and New Street in the Old Town.

The route first appears on a map in 1784, though it probably existed long before then, and has changed over the years. Originally it led all the way to the Old Calton Burial Ground and was used as a funeral processional route. It was altered to accommodate the creation of Regent Road and the building of the Old Bridewell Jail (now demolished) in 1791. The construction of the railway line in the mid-1800s led to further changes.

I simply loved the fact the ladder was labeled… made me laugh.

(f & m) Closely related to Nuttall's, this Southwestern woodpecker is found in arid habitats. Estero Llano.

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 16

2003 ALF/LTI/2007 LTI

Walnut Township Fire Department

Fairfield County, Ohio

Ladder 631

2025 Pierce Enforcer Ascendant (2000/500/107')

Virginia Beach Fire Department

State of Virginia

Ladder 11

2025 Pierce Enforcer TDA

This male ladder-backed woodpecker was showing off his stunning red crown against a beautiful clear blue sky.

Montell, Uvalde County, Texas

Washington Township, Ohio Division of Fire Ladder 91.

Stockbridge Life

Ladder 3's 2002 ALF

I captured this Male Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Pima County, Arizona.

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 293

1990 Seagrave (EX-Ladder 249, EX-Ladder 180, EX-Ladder 16)

Serving as Ladder 12

Clinton, New Jersey

St George Fire Department (LA) Ladder 628 on the scene of a fire alarm.

This photo was taken at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the 2014 Winter season.

OLYMPUS PEN E-PL2 with LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm

This place takes low tide and some effort but worth it! Corona del Mar in California

Nassau Valley Vineyards Outhouse with wooden ladder.

Near Lewes, Delaware.

Tucson, AZ - March, 2019

At Fish Ladder Park along the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is more fun at salmon spawning time.

www.michigan.org/property/fish-ladder-park/

Probably prewar Contax III

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 290

1993 Simon-Duplex/LTI (EX-Ladder 169, EX-Ladder 228, EX-Ladder 9)

Running as Ladder 9

Dan fixes the ladder to the side of the building

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 18

2002 ALF

Dan uses the ladder as he continues to work on the roof

Khao-Chong-Krachok (Prachuapkhirikhan, Thailand) is a small mountain where a large number of stump-tailed macaques reside. Its entrance is behind the City Hall with 396 steps to the summit, being a height of 245 metres from sea level. It is the location of Wat Khao Chong Krachok where a replica of the Buddha’s footprint and the relics of the Buddha, which the King came to attend its containing ceremony on June 12, 1958, and planted a Bodhi tree, are enshrined.

As the building gets higher Dan needs a ladder to reach fitting the next layer of brick

blogged at mayamade.blogspot.com/2008/07/diy-ladder-shelves.html

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 27

2005 ALF

Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Ladder 10 make an intervention in Lower Manhattan Broadway Avenue

The only access path to the monastery built on the top of stone pillar

Philadelphia Fire Department

Ladder 9

1998 American LaFrance/LTI 100' (EX-Ladder 163, EX-Ladder 18, EX-Ladder 10)

Brownsburg, Indiana Fire Territory Ladder 131

Ladder 72 Osceola County Fire Rescue Florida

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Worthington Division of Fire

Franklin County, Ohio

Ladder 101

2011 Sutphen SPH100 (1500/400/100')

Thacher State Park, New Scotland, New York.

Columbus, Ohio Division of Fire Ladder 26

Pickaway Township Volunteer Fire Department

Pickaway County, Ohio

Ladder 201

1975 Sutphen Tower 85'