wall climb

Go up barrier

A wall climb is a climbing exercise where you face away from a wall, place your feet against it, and walk them upward while moving your hands backward until your chest nearly touches the wall.

Common in CrossFit and gymnastics training, it builds upper body and core strength: We did ten wall climbs to warm up.

Also refers to ascending a vertical surface in parkour or obstacle courses.

Related

top rope · harness · summit · scale · vertical · ledge · foothold · finger strength · crag · belay · chalk · chalk bag · overhang · traverse · anchor · rappel · cliff · rock

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Opposites
terrain/surface type

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Recreational trail walking

trail running · swimming · open water swimming · beach walking · floor exercise

direction of movement

wall climbrappelling

Rope-controlled descent technique

abseiling · downclimbing · lowering · controlled descent · descent

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G