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escalader

to climb, to scale

verb es-kah-lah-DEH Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Escalader implies climbing something vertical or challenging, such as a wall, cliff, or fence, rather than gentle walking uphill. The related noun l'escalade covers both rock climbing as a sport and the act of scaling a barrier. The cognate English 'escalate' shares the same Latin root scala (ladder) but has diverged in meaning.

Examples

"Il a escaladé la falaise sans équipement."

Natural Translation

He climbed the cliff without equipment.

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