That isn't actually too bad. If the railing is solid, that's not going anywhere
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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Agree, but that's a mighty powerful "if".
Specifically, it's putting the stress on the vertical support pieces of the railing with a horizontal force. While this one looks sturdy, that piece is often strictly decorative. It's also not designed for that type of stress.
It's certainly not as bad as it looks, but it's also not ideal
Not seeing anything wrong here. 3 points of contact, spotter holding the ladder. Passes in my book.
The fact that it's an A-frame, so the other side is just dangling there, makes this look way worse than it is.
Applying pressure to the top at that angle might be outside the design parameters of the ladder so its possible it could fail or fold at the top depending on the design. I can't imagine the ladder is particularly heavy but the legs dangling is also added unsupported load affixed to the top. Also as other people noted the railing doesn't look particularly stable.
All that said, this is like the perfect case scenario for a handle extension.
The stepladder itself is certainly strong enough to hold his weight even in a weird orientation. What's more likely to happen is his foot sliding off the angled steps and splitting his nutsack open on the next step when he falls on it, and then the stepladder falling over sideways and him tumbling down the stairs with a broken nutsack and/or neck.