Also means
to scale up
Usage Note
Escalar means to climb a mountain, wall, or other height, and also, figuratively, to scale up or to climb a hierarchy (escalar posiciones). The noun escalada means a climb or, in modern usage, an escalation of a conflict. The identical adjective escalar means 'scalar' in physics and maths, describing a magnitude with no direction (magnitud escalar).
Examples
"Decidieron escalar la montaña al amanecer."
Natural Translation
They decided to climb the mountain at dawn.

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