Dont you get climbing speed with Deft Explorer by level 6? This would eliminate the need of STR or Athletics.
STR is kind of hard to make it viable for Rangers because of medium armor and the need of DEX 14. An alternative solution, as vHuman or Custom Lineage, would be Heavily Armored as your initial free feat, then you can completely dump DEX.
The way climbing and swimming work is that you simply move at half speed, unless you have a swimming or climbing speed, in which case you use that speed instead. You only need to make Athletics checks when the DM calls for them, such as when you're trying to climb a slippery cliff or swim in rough waters. Also, STR lends itself to the role-play in a way, as Mountain-Climbers need to be physically strong.
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The way climbing and swimming work is that you simply move at half speed, unless you have a swimming or climbing speed, in which case you use that speed instead. You only need to make Athletics checks when the DM calls for them, such as when you're trying to climb a slippery cliff or swim in rough waters. Also, STR lends itself to the role-play in a way, as Mountain-Climbers need to be physically strong.