You won't
always want to get around the map by jumping back and forth between platforms,
sometimes you just want to go up, as far away from the Marshmallow as
possible, quickly. This is when the ropes come in handy.
They come in 3 main varieties, rope, vine, and steel cable.
To climb a rope, walk up to it and press your jump or duck button. You can also grab onto a rope in mid-air to save you from falling down.
Jump over to a rope, and grab on by pressing the jump or duck key when you are over the rope.
Climbing is handled through the jump and duck buttons - to get off, just move your character away from the rope with the normal movement controls.