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clamber

 
 
/ˈklæmbər/ verb

Definition

clamber into/over/up, etc to climb somewhere with difficulty, especially using your hands and feet: The children clambered into the boat.
(Definition of clamber verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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