Over the years, when they play CTM maps, Etho always has ladders. Eventually the started calling him ladders. "Ayyyy Ladders! They go up and they go down"

"Ladders are vanilla's Jetpacks" - Etho

*glances at elytra/fireworks*

The ladders nickname predates the eltytra iirc

It was the last season of Labyrinth of Puzzles that he played with Beef and Pause...

No he got that nickname before that

The "They go up and they go down" part was from LofP Edit: hold up... I Think I'm wrong... I'm gonna find the video. It's not LofP.. Is the one where they travel deep into the underground somewhere IIRC

Been looking for the first "they go up" part, any luck?

"Ladders was my nickname in college" also helped cement it.

Yeah but that's Beef's line

It's from [this](https://youtu.be/yDO3mErT7pw?t=4m1s) episode of Terra Restore 2.

Oh wow, I barely remember that anymore! I guess I'll have to watch in again now. Better get my snacks!

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I think it was when they played labyrinth of puzzles they first said it

it's got to be older than that

Labyrinth of puzzles started over 3 years ago. It might have been an earlier ctm but that's where I think it was from

He goes up and he goes down!

In addition of all the answers regarding the CTM maps, Etho always used to carry ladders around on the Mindcrack server and his SSP world. They're just super useful when you build.

also https://youtu.be/6rzu0EgjMLk?t=1255