I'm 14 years behind you in age, but are at the exact same point about climbing. Love my LWHC and the simplicity of it and enjoy the rappel down at the end of the hunt. However, broaden my hunting area this year and facing more often trees not climbable with the LWHC, I'm looking at the EWO stick. Since I'm a bit on the heavier side, pushing the weight limit with all my gear on, I called DanO, asking him about the double step. I was wondering if he could make one out of steel, or, if there would be a way to put two of them on top of each other on the stick. We talked also about having the step(s) bolted with two screws to the stick. It would give me some more peace in mind overall. I'll follow up with him next week after giving him some time to think about it.