Rope should get some use in game, grapplings hooks and rope ladders come to mind.
Oh! If it were possible to introduce the mechanics of hooks, ladders, parkour, etc. into the game! Rogue would be just amazing!
Larian is very fond of vertical locations. But they didn't give enough tools for your research
D:OS2 had more examples of this and I can't understand why they aren't in the game.
Nails + boots = anti-slip protection - first of all!