To climb the trunk of a tree by holding on with your legs while you pull yourself up with your hands:
| SHINNY UP | 433 |
| SHIMMY UP | 102 |
| SHINNY | 98 |
| NR | 82 |
| SKIN UP | 72 |
| COONING | 27 |
| SHIN UP | 24 |
| SKINNING | 23 |
| CLIMBING | 16 |
| SKIN | 15 |
| SHIMMY | 11 |
| SKINNING UP | 11 |
| SKINNY UP | 11 |
| BEAR-HUGGING | 7 |
| CLIMB | 7 |
| HUGGING | 7 |
| SCALING | 7 |
| SHINNYING | 6 |
| CHINNING | 4 |
| MONKEY CLIMBING | 4 |
| SHINNING | 4 |
| SHINNING UP | 4 |
| BEAR-CLIMBING | 3 |
| SCALE | 3 |
| SHIMMING | 3 |
| SHIN | 3 |
| SKINNING THE CAT | 3 |
| TIGHT-LEGGING | 3 |
| BEAR-HUG | 2 |
| CHINNY UP | 2 |
| COON UP | 2 |
| HAND-OVER-HAND | 2 |
| MONKEY CLIMB | 2 |
| SHIM UP | 2 |
| SKINNING THE BARK | 2 |
| SLIDE UP | 2 |
| SQUIRREL UP | 2 |
| SQUIRRELING | 2 |
| SQUIRRELING UP | 2 |
| BARKING | 1 |
| BEAR-CLIMB | 1 |
| BEAR-LIFT | 1 |
| BEAR-WALKING | 1 |
| BELLY-CLIMBING | 1 |
| BOOST | 1 |
| CAT UP | 1 |
| CLAMPING | 1 |
| CLIMB LIKE A BEAR | 1 |
| CLIMBING LIKE A CAT | 1 |
| CLIMBING LIKE A MONKEY | 1 |
| CLIMBING UP | 1 |
| CRAWLING UP | 1 |
| FROGGING UP | 1 |
| GO UP LIKE AN ANIMAL | 1 |
| GRABBING UP | 1 |
| HAND-CLIMB IT | 1 |
| HITCH YOURSELF UP | 1 |
| HITCHING UP | 1 |
| HOLD TO THE TREE | 1 |
| HUG | 1 |
| HUG-CLIMBING | 1 |
| INCH UP | 1 |
| JACKING YOURSELF UP | 1 |
| JACK-KNIFING | 1 |
| LOCK UP LEGS | 1 |
| MONKEY BUSINESS | 1 |
| MONKEY UP | 1 |
| MONKEYING UP | 1 |
| PU’LIKI | 1 |
| PULL YOURSELF UP | 1 |
| PULLING YOURSELF UP IN THE TREE | 1 |
| PUSH UP | 1 |
| SCOOT UP | 1 |
| SHIMMYING UP | 1 |
| SHINNY IT UP | 1 |
| SHINNYING UP | 1 |
| SKIDD UP | 1 |
| SKIM UP | 1 |
| SKIN THE CAT | 1 |
| SKIN THE TIGER | 1 |
| SKINNING THE MONKEY | 1 |
| SKINNYING UP | 1 |
| SKITTING | 1 |
| SQUIRREL CLIMBING | 1 |
| STRADDLE UP | 1 |
| STRADDLING | 1 |
| STRAIGHT-BALANCING | 1 |
| SWINGING | 1 |
| WALKING UP | 1 |
| WRAPPING | 1 |
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