First read the instructions that should have come with the ladder. Pay particular attention to the angle you create between the ground, the ladder, and the house. You can also brace the bottom with boards pounded into the ground if you don't have someone to hold the bottom for you. Do not climb onto the top three rungs of the ladder. There is also a minimum amount of overlap for extension ladders (again read instructions) so that too much pressure isn't brought to bear on the middle of the ladder as you climb it.
Be safe.
--Paul
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