Description
Ladder uses seven sticks in an H-shaped recipe and yields three climbable pieces. It must be attached to the side of a solid block, then allows players and many mobs to move vertically by holding forward or jump. The collision is thin, so it fits inside one-block shafts, watchtowers, attics, mineshafts, and compact redstone maintenance tunnels.
Although scaffolding is faster to remove, this older block remains the reliable permanent option. It does not require bamboo, it works in narrow spaces, and it can be placed underwater without washing away in modern versions. Falling against it slows descent, which makes it useful as a low-tech brake in vertical drops. Builders also use it visually as a rung texture on cranes, docks, barns, and workshop walls.