What Gear Did The Ninja Use?

Here is a question that has perplexed historians for many years. This is hard to answer as the ninja were a secretive group and rarely did they record anything. Most techniques and ideas were passed down by word of mouth. But a few things are for certain.
They did use:

1. a sword http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjat%C5%8D
2. stars
3. blow darts
4. just about anything else that would get their mission completed

Okay that last answer was pretty vague but it is the truth. The ninja would grab and use whatever was able to help them achieve their goals. I have heard of them using all sorts of climbing equipment too! (where to see the climbing gear http://www.realninjagear.com/ninja/climbing-equipment/ ) So how did they use this stuff to climb a wall? Well in ancient Japan all castles were made of wood. So it made it easier (I don't want to say easy!) to climb and scale these walls.

They would use a grappling hook and hand hooks (commonly known as hand claws) and foot spikes that they would tie to their shoes. Each of these tools would dig 1nto the wood helping them scale the wall.