This article is about the aircraft manoeuvre. See climbing for the sport

The climb is the part of a flight of an aircraft, after take off, consisting of getting the aircraft to the desired cruising altitude. More generally, the term 'climb' means increasing the altitude.

A pilot generally induces a plane to climb by setting the appropriate power level and using elevaters to adjust the pitch of the plane for the appropriate speed. This technique is far more effective than trying to achieve a particular climb rate directly.