climb up

climb up

To scale; to climb. Everyone else was able to climb up the rope in gym class, but I struggled, thanks to my scrawny arms. How long did it take them to climb up this mountain?
See also: climb, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

climb up (something)

to ascend something; to scale something. (Fixed order.) The hikers took two hours to climb up the hill. The adventurer tried to climb up the side of the cliff.
See also: climb, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • clamber up
  • clamber up (something)
  • a mountain to climb
  • mountain to climb
  • go climb a tree
  • Go climb a tree!
  • scale up
  • on the bandwagon, to get/climb/hop
  • bandwagon
  • climb/jump on the bandwagon
References in periodicals archive
He has become more of a workhorse during his steady climb up the rankings in recent years, but the potential still exists for him to knock in the odd century or two.
Snooker: Dott in line for bigger breaks
In fact, players from virtually every business sector - from Big Five accounting firms to Big Blue - are abandoning the hard-won security of a steady climb up the corporate ladder for a ride on the dot.com rollercoaster.
Shaheen & Co. - An Internet-Spawned Corporate Brain Drain
On Wednesday the Russian bond (ruble and currency) prices might climb up being supported by not bad data on retail selling in the U.S.
Veles Capital - Trader's daily - June 14, 2011
Together with the oil price growth, the inflation pressure by the results of February might climb up also.
Veles Capital - Daily bonds review - Mar 1, 2011
marketsovernight, along with oil dynamics, the Russian shares might climb up a little at thetrades open.
Veles Capital - Daily review - Nov 25, 2010
came out being higher than expected and that made the share market climb up in the U.S.
Veles Capital - Daily review - Mar 31, 2010