HighStep - The World’s First Rail-Based Climbing System

Ladders have existed for thousands of years and climbing a ladder has essentially remained unchanged over the course of time. This is astonishing, as climbing a ladder is not without its problems.
It started in 2003, when a resourceful entrepreneur fell from a ladder. The problems that come with climbing to great heights were analysed in his company and the following conclusions were drawn:

- Ladders are neither safe nor ergonomic
- Conventional lifts are too cost intensive at each potential place of operation

Consequently, a completely new ascent principle was developed, which eliminates these drawbacks: the HighStep System was born.
Instead of installing rungs at regular intervals, the system is based on the continuous rail: the system carrier. This is securely connected to the structure to be climbed over its entire length. The rail is brilliantly simple, inexpensive and maintenance-free.

The HighStep System has a modular structure and, for the ascent, provides a variety of climbing gear along the rail. At present, there is a choice of the device for autonomous mechanical ascent (HighStep Easy) or the world’s first fully automatic, portable lift (HighStep Lift). Both pieces of climbing gear allow climbing with an upright posture (ergonomics) and secure the user to the rail at multiple points (safety).
There are many possible places of operation for HighStep: pylons (medium and high voltage pylons, light towers), wind energy plants, (high) buildings, cranes and tanks or silos.