well its pretty noisy goin up but thats just because of the fact that 95 percent of the climbable trees in my area are pine trees... and i like to get tucked up close to the bedding areas,,, dont get me wrong, i have had plenty of success with my climbing stand, just gets combersome on the long hauls into the deep woods and i feel like if a ladder stand is an option i would be much bettter off takin a stand in there once a year and leaving it