noun
1 act of climbing/moving up
ADJECTIVE
▪ gradual , slow
VERB + ASCENT
▪ make
▪
The climbers made their ~ of the mountain without oxygen.
▪ begin , start
▪ continue
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from the valley
▪ ~ to
▪
their ~ to the summit
2 upward path/slope
ADJECTIVE
▪ steep
▪ long
VERB + ASCENT
▪ climb
▪
They climbed the steep ~ on to the plateau.
3 becoming more important or powerful
ADJECTIVE
▪ rapid
▪ gradual
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
her rapid ~ to power