minecraft-assets/assets/minecraft/recipes/ladder.json

{
  "type": "crafting_shaped",
  "pattern": [
    "# #",
    "###",
    "# #"
  ],
  "key": {
    "#": {
      "item": "minecraft:stick"
    }
  },
  "result": {
    "item": "minecraft:ladder",
    "count": 3
  }
}