Climbing

Climbing is going up, or, depending on context, also down. It may refer to aircraft, a land vehicle, and humans and other animals. On land, in particular it refers to steep climbs, e.g. on a hill, mountain or stairs, in a pole or tree, etc. This article covers climbing without a vehicle.

Climbing techniques of animals

Many animals have developed excellent climbing techniques. Some animals as geckoes can walk up and walk down vertical walls and even walk on ceillings without any problems. But some other animals have the same problem as human that climbing down is more difficult than climbing up, because backwards movements are required. The best known example are cats, which have to be rescued sometimes from trees, because they cannot climb down from them.

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