Ladder
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A ladder was a tool used to climb to higher areas. Rope-ladders were often attached to helicopters and other vehicles capable of flight. (TV: The Invasion, World Enough and Time)
The Third Doctor and Tom Streeter used a ladder in Africa to enter the depths of a Volcano. (COMIC: Trial of Fire)
A board game entitled Snakes and ladders used illustrations of ladders to signify moving up in the board. (PROSE: Time and Relative, et. al)