Climbing Product Having an Extendable Section Lock Assembly, and Methods for Using and Producing a Climbing Product

A climbing product whose sections are extendable comprising:

• a base section having a first base rail and a second base rail in parallel and spaced relationship with the first base rail and base rungs attached to and between the first and second base rails;
• a fly section having a first fly rail and a second fly rail in parallel and spaced relationship with the first fly rail and fly rungs attached to and between the first and second fly rails, the fly section in sliding engagement with the base section;
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• a lock assembly having a lock fly portion directly attached to the fly section, the lock fly portion directly engages with the base section to lock the base section with the fly section, the lock fly portion disengages from the lock base portion by simply moving the fly section relative to the base section to unlock the fly section from the base section.