And fail on his first try he did, as to be suspected from himself, he never expected him to very quick with these type of things, so try again he did...and again...and again...and one last try before it was hooked onto the spike! The rope seemed tight enough, strong enough to hold up him...and it wasn't exactly old either.
He slowly climbed up. It was painful, rough going, arms shaking as he slowly hoisted himself up bit by bit, hair sticking to his forehead a bit from sweat, feet scrambling for any sort of purchase along the rough wall. He grunted, panting a little as he reached the top, pulling himself up onto the ledge.