verb
1.
to move upward to or toward a summit
ascend a mountain
Synonyms: climb, escalade, escalate, mount, scale, upclimb, upgo
Related Word: clamber, get up, scramble, shin; crest, surmount, top
Idioms: scale the heights, work one's way up
Antonyms: descend
2.
Synonyms: rise 4, arise, aspire, lift, mount, soar, up, uprear