Learn English – Word for “moving on a ledge”

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Is there a single word in English describing a sideway movement when one is walking with his back along a ledge?

One can see this frequently in movies. A person is high up on a building or in mountains and the ledge is so narrow one has to be with his back to the building/mountain and move slowly sideways.

Best Answer

He sidled along the ledge.

moving sideways or obliquely.