climb vs escalade

climb and escalade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climb	Yes	No	Yes	No
escalade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, escalade is a hyponym of climb; that is, escalade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:

Other hyponyms of climb include scale, ramp, mountaineer, ride.

climb (noun)	escalade (noun)
the act of climbing something	an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

climb (verb)	escalade (verb)
go up or advance	climb up and over
increase in value or to a higher point
improve one's social status
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
move with effort, by grasping
slope upward