I've got a new idea. How about something similar to the grappling hook, where at the top of a mountain or structure, you can hang a rope down and you can go up and down it? building it would be like this:
Don't you think it's kind of hard to place ladders all the way down when you fall of a cliff and then land conveniently at the bottom ladder and be safe? I think so. Oh, and responding to that suggestion forum thing, I can't understand you clearly if you're just exclaiming the words. If you mean that this belongs in that section, you're wrong. Mod suggestions are allowed here. I don't think that notch would add this to the game, it would just really help me in dangerous situations.
Spider is string.
Oh yeah, SUGGESTIONS FORUM >_<