I think I've found a way to swing through a city, forest or other similar areas with lots of vertical structures.
And you only need some grappling hooks.
You also need the Equipment Trick (Rope) feat, and 5 ranks in Climb.
We start on top of a building, with a grappling hook in either hand. Keep in mind that all grappling hooks are also tied to a certain length of rope: They can be used as both a length of rope, and a grappling hook.
We spend a move action to move and jump off the edge.
Eventually we start falling, but because we have the Equipment Trick feat, we can now spend a immediate action to use the "Lifeline" ability, throwing and securing our grappling hook on another building.
We then swing across. The rules are ambiguous regarding how movement works while swinging a rope, but it doesn't really matter for our purposes.
Eventually, you will want to grapple onto another building, to do another swing. Maybe it's on the same turn, or your next one.
If it's your next turn, you can spend a move action to unlash the rope from the first building, using the Equipment Trick feat. This will cause you to fall, allowing you to activate "Lifeline" again, since you got your immediate action back.
If it is the same turn, you can still spend your standard action to throw the grappling hook in your other hand, at another building. You are now attached to two buildings by two different ropes. By letting go of the old rope, you can make yourself swing in the new grapple point's direction.
Technically, if you spend a "regular" move action and have BAB +1, you can draw a weapon, which a grappling hook technically is. However, I am not sure of the wording of this. The Quick Draw feat is probably easier.
Anyway, by simply strapping like eight grappling hooks to your belt, you can essentially give yourself a flying speed, continually throwing, swinging and then dropping, alternating with each hand.
If you take the Prehensile Whip trait, this gets easier.
I'm not sure how RAW this idea is. Thoughts?
I swear I remember seeing a magic item that let you so this. It was like a ring or something that was called "of Brachiation".
But I've been unable to locate it.
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There's a few abilities from ultimate wilderness that have "Brachiation" in the title, and they just give you a climb speed. Monkeys and the like also don't have any special power about swinging through trees beyond a climb speed. So it appears that if you want to brachiate in pathfinder, all you need is a climb speed.
As for swinging like Spiderman, I'm not sure I'd call that an easy way, but kudos for silly rules combos. I like it.