climb vs scaling

climb and scaling both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of climb include clamber, mountain climbing, mountaineering, rock climbing.

climb (noun)	scaling (noun)
the act of climbing something	act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)	the act of arranging in a graduated series
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)	ascent by or as if by a ladder

climb (verb)	scaling (verb)
go up or advance
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