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If we ever build a space elevator, would I be able to climb into orbit without making escape velocity?

This has been bugging me for a while.

Pretend we built a space elevator. Pretend there is a ladder on the side in case of emergencies. Pretend I am in good shape and want to climb the ladder cause it'd be a hootenanny of a good time.

I know the shuttle needed something like 26kmph to reach escape velocity to leave the earth and get into orbit.

If I just slap on a pressure suit and commence to climbing, would I be able to get to the top of the ladder without having to increase my speed, or would I get yanked off due to centripetal force of the ladder flinging itself around the planet the same speed it's currently travelling in space?

Or, would I end up dying somewhere on the ladder due to something that I have completely overlooked? I know the materials must be under a huge amount of stress, so is there a chance that would somehow get transferred to me and I'd go flinging off into the sunset like a live action Wile E. Coyote?
gpt
For starters, you'd have to climb 22,000 miles to achieve orbital velocity (this is the altitude of geostationary earth orbit).  Jump off any lower and you _will_ fall back to earth.

The earth is spinning and the space elevator with it.  As you climb the ladder, you get further from the center of the earth so you travel further on each revolution.  With each step higher you are gaining horizontal velocity despite only moving yourself vertically  relative to the elevator.