[Since she’s not going to be able to keep an eye on him, she’s not going to see that he leaps up as well. That he was probably equal to her at even when wearing military weight uniforms so this was nothing. He quickly finds the handholds and rather quickly starts working his way up. He keeps his peripheral vision on her so he can keep track of his progress compared to her.
So far it seems that while he might not be faster than her, he can at least maintain his ground on the obstacles]