FarClimb
by cjeme26
FarClimb lets players scale cliffs, mountains and other vertical surfaces with a pair of climbing axes, without relying on ladders or vines.
What it does
Each axe is held and swung independently, so a player can plant the left and right axes in turn to climb a wall. Movement covers up, down and sideways along an attached surface, and a single axe can be left to hang and sway before it is reattached, which allows pulling oneself over a ledge. The mechanics are described as the core of a playable mod that is still in active development.
Both first-person and third-person climbing animations are included, so the motion is visible on the player's own view and on screen to other players. Because the environment is client and server, the server and every player need the mod, and the mod is published for Fabric only, on Minecraft 1.21.4. Fabric Loader and Fabric API are required dependencies. The author's videos on Imgur show the first- and third-person climbing in use.
Key features
Independent climbing axes
The left and right axes act separately, so each hand can be planted on a different point of the wall.
Sideways and vertical movement
A climber moves up, down and sideways across a surface that the axes are attached to.
Hanging from one axe
One axe can be left hanging and swaying before it is reattached, which helps reach a ledge.
First- and third-person animations
Climbing animations are shown both from the player's view and from the outside, for other players to see.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want climbing as a movement mechanic in survival or adventure play on Minecraft 1.21.4 with Fabric. The mod is listed under Equipment, Adventure and Game mechanics.
How it compares
Smart Moving Reforged is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is also client and server. Throw Your Axes targets 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 on Fabric, is client and server, and is not open source, released under All rights reserved. Climbing Claws covers 1.21.1 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge under the MIT License, and it is client and server and open source. FarClimb differs by targeting 1.21.4 alone, and its license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FarClimb | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-08-05 |
| Smart Moving Reforged | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| Throw Your Axes | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-12 |
| Climbing Claws | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-01 |
Questions
Does FarClimb need Fabric API?
Does the server need FarClimb too?
Can FarClimb be redistributed or reuploaded?
Which Minecraft version does FarClimb support?
In the catalog
FarClimb is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
FarClimb is a climbing mod that lets you scale cliffs, mountains, and other vertical surfaces using a pair of climbing axes. Instead of relying on ladders or vines, you can freely climb walls, hang from a single axe, and pull yourself over ledges. The core climbing mechanics are now playable, but the mod is still in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/farclimb
- Owner
- cjeme26
- Published
- 2026-08-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15