A little rail cart on a winch would work quite nicely.
As usual, the answer to the transportation problem is a train.
That’s basically what Angels Flight in Los Angeles is. Locals got sick of walking up the fuck off steep hill and built a 300 foot rail to go up and down it.
Fyi that’s Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena
I recognized it from my research into islands as far away from all the bullshit of the modern world as possible. I would love to visit.
Fun fact: This is why landings are required at certain distances.
So you can bounce from them while falling?
Well you’re meant to “land” on them but momentum can be a bitch.
Fun fact, there is a stairway like this but so much more run down near me. It’s known locally as the Jacob’s Ladder, it’s under the Forth Rail Bridge and it’s actually terrifying but it’s the quickest way between the station and the Pier.
8 seconds in freefall from 1000ft. Longer if you hit solid things on the way rolling down.
Also, if you bring air resistance into it, nationality will affect outcome.
I wasn’t aware air resistance was dependent on nationality
Correlation with mass and surface area.
5 minutes there, 45 minutes back.
Just put a slide there, much quicker. The real problem is getting all your stuff there when you move.
I bet this would be sick when it’s icy if you have a big sled to go down it
I don’t see the beach
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