You cannot hang on to climbable blocks while gliding with elytra

Confirmed for 15w42a.

Confirmed for 15w43a.

Confirmed for 15w43b.

Confirmed for 15w43c.

Confirmed for 15w44a.

Confirmed for 15w46a

Confirmed for 15w47c also. =/

Confirmed for 15w51b- gliding into ladders, even while pitched up to land, causes you to fall straight down or get stuck in the blocks.

cannot reproduce in 16w07a

Not actually fixed.

In 1.9.2 In addition to ladders, this also happens with vines.

To reproduce: Climb ladder or vines up a fair ways, easiest to see if you start at the top.
While climbing up or down, press space while wearing Elytra. You will accelerate at an amazing rate and die.
If you place a slime block at the bottom, it will, for the time being mitigate this bug, if it is a bug.
I am thinking perhaps NOT a bug since there is a special death message for plummeting to death from vines.

Can confirm for 1.11.

Is this not officially "works as intended?" since there is a specific death message for this?
I find it hard to believe that the death message "Steve fell from a ladder" was added by accident. And as far as I am aware this is the only way to fall from a ladder and get this message.

Can we get an official call on this? Please 🙂

It will be "Works As Intended" when it is resolved as such. About the death message, see MC-7424

Confirmed 17w13b

When wearing the Elytra and climbing a ladder, if you press space bar you will fall at a high speed down the ladder.

Confirmed 17w14a

Confirmed for 17w17a

Confirmed for 1.12.1

Still in the latest snapshot, 18w16a

Still in 1.13. I think he problem is that while you're climbing a ladder, the game thinks you're in midair so it will allow you to use the elytra. A related problem is that if you're going down a ladder and hit the space bar twice, you'll start gliding with your elytra and eventually crash into the ground since you can't hang on to ladders while gliding.

1.13.2. This is a huge issue especially when trying to get off a ladder onto a platform. Even if the ladder goes up a 1x1 hole, pressing space once (for example, when trying to get off the ladder) causes me to rapidly shoot downwards uncontrollably and unstoppably and take a lot of damage.

Affects 1.14.4 and 1.15-pre1

Affects 1.15.1 release.

You can also jump while already climbing at the ladder and you will fall ... I got hit a lot 😞

Current Version 1.15.1

Confirmed in 1.16-pre5.

I think its a feature because if you die from falling at the bottom of the ladder it says "Player fell off a ladder"

can confirm for 1.15.2 (for scaffoling)

Can confirm in 20w51a.

Can confirm in 21w03a.

Can confirm in 21w05b.

Can confirm in 21w06a.

Can confirm in 21w07a.

Can confirm in 21w11a.

Can confirm in 1.17.

I am able to confirm this behavior in both 1.17.1 and 21w38a. 

Here are some extra details regarding this problem.

The Bug:

You are unable to hang on to climbable blocks when gliding with elytra.

Steps to Reproduce:

• Build the setup as shown in the attachment below.

• Equip elytra.

• Using your elytra, fly into the ladders.

• → ❌  Notice how you are unable to hang on to climbable blocks when gliding with elytra.

Expected Behavior:

The expected behavior would be that you are able to hang on to climbable blocks when gliding with elytra.

I'd like to request ownership of this ticket since the current reporter has been inactive for over a year.

@@unknown, done.

Thanks, much appreciated! 😃