Regarding sending Edan up with a grappling hook and rope to 'lead' the climb for others:<br/><br/>Remember that "Aid Another" is a thing, and that serious climbers work in teams where one scouts ahead and others establish more secure positions so if the first one loses their footing they don't fall all the way down.<br/><br/>I see no reason why that couldn't work in Pathfinder with additional ropes. And I'm reasonably sure that with this many people, SOMEONE bought a dungeoneering kit or a hammer and pitons. You CAN muffle a hammer just as easily as a grapnel. Makes hammering a chore, but it's doable. Additionally, any ways to buff strength (if anyone has potions) would both affect climbing ability AND melee survivability if the climbers are heard/ambushed.<br/><br/>There are probably more options than that.<br/><br/>We've got 10 people. We can probably accomplish quite a lot if we really pool our resources and consider our options. The spears were a great example. Anyone considered hacking a taller sapling into a makeshift scaling ladder? We have enough people to carry one into position!<br/><br/>On an unrelated note, I've got mixed feelings about group initiative mixing.<br/><br/>It might be easy to put people with similar initiatives in the same group, so they all go at roughly the same time...But then, if that group is lower initiative than the goblins, that group is toast. So mix it up?