Ups and downs, climbs and falls

Question

I climb 30 times
I fall 30 times
Not all times the same
vertical height I gain.
I learned that from my father
who climbs 6 times
and falls 6 times.
But if I stop
my father stops.

Answer 1

Is it the

Hands on a clock?

I think it is because:

30 times the minute hand will be ascending, and 30 times it will be descending.

Next,

The father, the hour hand will go up 6 times and down 6 times

Then,

Not all times are the same because when the hands move the time represented is different.

Lastly,

If the minute hand stops, the clock is probably not working, so the hour hand will not move either.