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ascent
/əˈsɛnt/
noun
The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
"He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc."
The way or means by which one ascends.
"There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux."
An eminence, hill, or high place.
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