Comments by "Michael Wright" (@michaelwright2986) on "Gravity Defying Cat - The Slow Mo Guys" video.

Yes indeed, but I was watching the move halfway up the wall: she doesn't pull his centre of gravity up on his front paws, but uses that bit of traction to get the back legs up and give just a bit more push. Kind of like the way human professional jumpers (ballet dancers, basketball players) get more hang time. The bulk of the effort is from the back legs. We had a little semi-feral who was a great jumper. She'd jump to the top of a six foot fence (in a single leap), and when she was young she could jump a little higher than the top, so she landed gently after a decent of about 50mm.
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