[Dave Willis]

Wait 'till the end section falls off the guttering - might wish you had ladders then. Also I've had the top section of my pole left swinging from the gutter a couple of times  .
I hate ladders but personally I wouldn't offer a gutter cleaning service without them. I've had 's' bends so badly blocked that they couldn't be cleared by hand let alone a vac - they had to be dismantled and brought down. Nozzles sometimes catch and knock the clip apart - watch out for that.