I recommend the crutches with a U-shaped bottom instead of the single peg(the part that make contact with ground)....I lost about 40-11hundred of the cups on the end of the crutches in the mud. I'd pull myself up a ladder stand, kinda hopping one-legged, and sit on the platform....probably not the smartest thing but I was stupid teenager. Good luck...it can be done...depends on how bad you want to go.