wall crawling

Ascending sheer surfaces

Wall crawling is the ability to cling to and move along vertical surfaces or ceilings, defying normal limitations of gravity and friction.

The term belongs primarily to superhero fiction, where characters like Spider-Man scale buildings without equipment: His wall crawling let him escape through the window.

In video games, wall crawling may be a character ability or game mechanic.

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Opposites
surface orientation

wall crawlingwalking

Locomotion on foot

running · crawling · slithering · burrowing · swimming

movement style

wall crawlingflying

Moving through air

flight · free falling · falling · gliding · leaping

Family

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