The only thing that rivals a cat's cuteness is its ability to climb and hide. I swear, some felines are determined to set paw on every surface of their house. Whether we're talking about a ceiling lamp or the ventilation system, the bravest furry explorers have their eyes on it.

We at Bored Panda decided to honor these adventures and give them the attention they deserve. So we compiled a list of photos that cat owners took the moment they realized James Cook and George Mallory have nothing on their pet. Scroll down and check them out!

#1

"Over the last week our kitten has discovered she can climb"

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#2

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#4

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#5

"My parents' cat destroyed bathroom's door vents so he could spy while we pee."

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#7

"Giant creature trapped inside someone's home, or a doll house with a curious visitor? You decide."

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#8

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#9

"This cat inside of a couch"

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#10

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#11

"My cat always sits like this when I'm in the shower."

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#12

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#13

"My cat tried to hide from me"

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#14

"This is how my friend found the cat in the bathroom"

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#15

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#16

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#17

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#18

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#21

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#22

"Stuck in the middle"

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#23

My cat got stuck in the wall on Christmas day.

The basement kitchenette ceiling was left open when it was built a few months ago so he climbed onto the cupboards and into the ceiling before falling into the wall.
This was at my mom's house and he was stuck for about 2 hours while we tried to figure out his exact location and cut a hole to release him. He is perfectly fine and even tried to go back in the hole!

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#25

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#26

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#27

"Looked for my cat all morning and this is where I finally found her"

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#28

"Finally found my cat"

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#29

My poor cat got stuck in the laundry room

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#30

My cat got stuck today

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#31

How I noticed that my cat was stuck in the attic

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#32

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#33

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#34

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#35

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#36

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#37

"Fur ball, corner pocket."

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#38

"If I dont move they can't see me"

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#39

"My cat climbed inside the bird feeder (2 meters tall) , because she saw bird flying there"

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#40

"Couldn't find my cat... heard some rustling inside my desk, opened the drawer and voila. Found kitty"

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#41

"Thought my cat went missing. Found out he made himself a personal hammock out of our couc"

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#42

My cat got stuck behind a chest of drawers

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#43

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#44

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#45

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#46

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#47

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#48

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#49

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#50

"Kuro found a hiding spot from which to be adorable"

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#51

"Stuck in the couch"

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#55

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#58

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#59

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#61

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#65

"I finally figured out where Tank the cat has been hiding. I only saw him because a bird chirped on tv and he stuck his head up slightly. Who sees him?"

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#66

"Came home and found my cat sleeping like this"

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#67

Dad started putting in new toilet. Walked away for a few minutes and came back to this

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#69

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#71

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#72

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#86

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#87

"I was wondering why my books were on the floor..."

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#88

"Found my cat chillin in the garbage can"

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#89

"I’m remodeling my basement and all the ceiling tiles were just removed. I found my cat like this"

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#90

"found my cat after hours of search my house"

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#91

"I heard my cat meowing for 20 minutes. I finally found her in the fridge"

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#92

She was chasing a bug and got stuck

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#93

Heard my cat screaming outside, found her stuck like this

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#94

Opened the cabinet to get a glass and nearly jumped out of my skin

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#95

This is my cat Fig, she likes to crawl into rolls of paper and then meow when she can’t get out

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#96

How I left him vs how I found him

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#98

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#99

"She has a very cute, but very dangerous obsession with hiding under my carpets..."

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#100

"I got so freaked out when I noticed her up there for the first time"

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#101

"Lost my cat for HOURS and on the verge of tears...then I found the dork sleeping under my blankets"

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#102

"Spent 10 minutes looking for my cat before I went to bed, found him asleep in a wok on top of the freezer"

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#103

"It's almost 1:30 am here, and I just found a cat in my ceiling!"

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#104

"I found this cat on my way home from college"

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#105

I lost my cat today and eventually found him like this staring at me

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#106

We adopted a kitten last month... We now have nightly ritual of checking the fridge and other small spaces to make sure he's not trapped anywhere before we go to bed