Ladders can be climbed by holding up/down while standing next to them without having to select them first.

Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/Ladder.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-using System.Xml.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 
 namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
 {
     class Ladder : ItemComponent
     {
+        private static List<Ladder> list = new List<Ladder>();
+        public static List<Ladder> List
+        {
+            get { return list; }
+        }
 
         public Ladder(Item item, XElement element)
             : base(item, element)
         {
+            list.Add(this);
         }
 
         public override bool Select(Character character)
@@ -15,9 +22,13 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
             if (character == null || character.LockHands || character.Removed) return false;
 
             character.AnimController.Anim = AnimController.Animation.Climbing;
-            //picker.SelectedConstruction = item;
 
             return true;
         }
+
+        protected override void RemoveComponentSpecific()
+        {
+            list.Remove(this);
+        }
     }
 }