Reply To: May one use an escalator on shabbos?

Interestingly, our Rav once told me to use the escalator rather than the shabbos elevator. I was in the hospital with an elderly relative over Yom Kippur and needed to go up and down (from operating/recovery room back to room). He did not hold of Shabbos elevators, but this was 18 flights – while fasting – so he told me the best option was escalators (which ran between several floors) alternating with stairs