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Ascent

/əˈsɛnt/
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(noun) The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.
They made first ascent of Mount Everest.
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The final ____ to the top of the hill was steep and very difficult.

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