Climbing

Climbing
Attributes	Skills	Cultures
Lore & craft	Physical	Combat
Agriculture	Skiing	Dodge
Building	Stealth	Shield
Cookery	Climbing	Knife
Herblore	Swimming	Sword
Fishing		Club
Hideworking		Axe
Timbercraft		Flail
Physician		Spear
Trapping		Bow
Tracking		Crossbow
Weatherlore		Unarmed
Textilecraft
Carpentry

Climbing is a physical skill used to scale cliffs, ascend or descend steep elevation changes, climb trees, and get over fences. It is useful for exploration, hunting, and escaping difficult terrain.

The skill can be accessed through the skills menu or directly using the shortcut Alt + L.

Usage

Climbing allows you to:

• Climb up and down steep terrain, such as cliffs and ravines.
• Climb trees to gain better visibility of the surrounding area.
• Climb over fences when no gate is available.

Climbing automatically occurs when moving toward a climbable obstacle, such as a fence or a steep tile — if auto-climb is enabled.

Tree Climbing

• In older versions (prior to 3.17), it was possible to climb trees on the wilderness map to extend your viewing distance, which was particularly useful for hunting and spotting animals.
• While this feature has been removed, you can still climb trees in zoomed-in maps to look for animals or landmarks.
• Use Ctrl + - or the mouse wheel to zoom out and improve your field of vision while in a tree.

Dangers

Climbing can be risky, especially under certain conditions:

• Falls from trees or cliffs may result in injury, most commonly bruises or worse.
• Rain and overloaded inventory increase the chance of slipping.
• Wearing good clothing or armor can help reduce injury if you fall.
• Climbing trees in cold weather without proper warmth may quickly reduce your body temperature, potentially causing frostbite.

Training

Climbing is relatively easy to train. A common method is:

• Move repeatedly back and forth over a row of fences.
• Enable automatic fence climbing in the game options for easier practice.

See also

• Clothing
• Injury
• Animals
• Trap fence