ascend

I have always wanted to ascend or go up Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. To do this safely, I have to ascend or climb up the mountain in stages so that I do not become sick from being so high above sea level. The best part of ascending or hiking up this tall peak is the amazing view I will see once I get to the top. After I ascend or make my way to the highest part of the mountain, I will return to the bottom—which will hopefully be easier than going up!

Quiz: Try again! What are you doing when you are ascending?

• You are running fast, resting, then running again.
• You are moving in an upward direction.
• You are working very hard.

• They ascended the low, wide steps of my porch. Jamie rang the bell. Parks, my butler, answered. — E.L. Konigsburg, _From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler_
• Our engineers have borrowed this idea, as you may see in our big railroad stations where ascending galleries lead from one floor to another. — Hendrik Willem Van Loon, _The Story of Mankind_