Force Character to Climb

Is there a way to force a character to climb without doing a custom climbing system? It’s a bit of a vague question, but I basically just want the player to only be able to climb specific ladders.

I suppose I could temporarily unlock climbing when near or possibly touching a ladder, but the issue is that the player’s Z axis is locked, as is the directional controls for the Z axis.

Thanks

Not sure. Maybe you can set the Character to force it in climbing state by scripting?