I grew up the son of a roofer. I've been up and down so many ladders onto and off of so many roofs (often carrying heavy buckets or bundles of shingles) that I have no issue going up and/or down ladders.
BUT as I've gotten older, I DO always use ladders now. I used to just pull myself up onto the roof and then jump back off if we threw a frisbee up on it or something. Till I fell and broke my wrist (getting older sucks).
A few days ago, the neighbor's kids (boys around 10-12) went up on their roof for some reason using a painter's ladder (A-frame). I was out watering and saw them trying to get OFF the roof, and they were obviously scared. Went and held the ladder for them. I'm sure they'll think twice about using that type of ladder again--maybe
