In Animal Crossing New Horizons, the ladder is a very important tool if you want to climb the cliffs and access the upper parts of your desert island. Here's how to get Ladder DIY recipe and make a ladder on this Nintendo Switch game.
You have to be at a certain stage of the main scenario in order to unlock this DIY Recipe:
1) Fly off to a different island as soon as you can
2) Unlock the Nook Store and build a bridge
3) Place three slots for the new residents
4) Tom Nook gives you the ladder DIY recipe
You'll have to unlock the Nook Store first. Once the building is built, Tom Nook will ask you to place three building lots for three houses. So that you have the choice to place them anywhere on the island, it will give you the plan to build the ladder.
Ladder DIY Recipe
4x Wood
4x Hardwood
4x Softwood
To use your ladder, it's very simple. Equip yourself with it via your inventory (X) or through your Tool Wheel (directional arrows of the left Joycon) and get on or at the edge of a cliff. Press A and your character will then use the ladder to climb or descend.
Once you unlock the
Once you unlock Resident Services and Tom Nook offers to build inclines to make it easier to access the upper parts of the island. However, you will have to keep your ladder when you go on a trip to mystery islands.