Up went the ladder, then up went the man, like a rocket 20 feet, 30 feet, 40 feet, still going up. 50 , 60 feet. Â There he was dancing around in the branches cutting bits of here and there, he was beginning to look like an acrobat, swinging from branch to branch. I felt this was not part of the Captains duties to help this guy up there, so my feet stayed firmly on the ground.