Ugh. The problem is, there are a good number of us who don't have the Climb Skill, and don't have the Strength to reliably make those DC's. And of course, there's the small matter of the horses...<br/><br/>Ok, so. How loud do we reckon said grappling hooks would be? Would they be disguised by, say, sounds of battle within the ruins? How loud are the festivities?<br/><br/>Also, are those squares ten foot squares or 5 foot squares?<br/><br/>Also, if the hook bounces off of stone, it isn't actually as loud as you might think otherwise in ancient times, people sneaking into castles via ropes and hooks wouldn't have worked nearly so well :P<br/><br/>In any case, those questions...the Switchback. Would there be a DC to climb it, or is it in disrepair but otherwise traversable without much issue?