Better Climbing
Better Climbing changes how the player moves on ladders, vines and other climbable blocks, adjusting fall and climb speed and removing some movement penalties.
What it does
Looking down while on a ladder makes the player fall faster, and climbing upward is quicker than in vanilla. Up and down speeds ramp up gradually over about three seconds instead of switching on at once. The mod also stops the small bump that happens when a player walks into a ladder shaft to climb down, and removes the slowdown when walking through a climbable block such as a vine. Players can jump while standing inside a climbable block.
The mod is built for the client only, so it changes nothing for the server. Its source code is public and the code is released into the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal, which makes the project open source. Files cover Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 31 release versions, 1.18.1 – 26.3, and the most recent Fabric build targets 26.3. The author warns that the mod is not meant for vanilla servers, since anticheat plugins may flag the altered movement.
Key features
Faster falling
Looking down while on a ladder increases the rate of descent, so climbing down takes less time.
Quicker upward climbing
Climbing up a ladder or vine moves the player faster than the vanilla speed.
Gradual speed ramp
Climb speed in either direction builds up over about three seconds rather than changing instantly.
No ladder shaft bump
The small jolt caused by walking into a ladder shaft while descending is removed.
No slowdown in climbable blocks
Walking through vines and other climbable blocks no longer reduces movement speed, and jumping works inside them.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Ladders Don't Suck is server required with client optional, under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.3 – 26.1.2 on all four loaders. FasterLadderClimbing is server-side only under the MIT License, built for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 26.3. Better Climbing runs on the client alone, so it does not need the server to install anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Climbing | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-05-20 |
| Ladders Don't Suck | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-09 |
| FasterLadderClimbing | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Better Climbing need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Better Climbing support?
Can the mod get a player banned on a server?
In the catalog
Better Climbing is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
NOTE: This mod is not intended to be used clientside on vanilla servers. You might get banned by anticheat plugins or whatever Features: - Lets you fall down ladders faster by looking down - Increases upwards climb speed - Up/down climbing speed gradually increases over 3 seconds - Prevents the "bump" you sometimes…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-climbing
- Owner
- artemisSystem
- Published
- 2022-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15