climbed
Scaled a height
Climbed is the past tense and past participle of climb.
To climb is to move upward, typically using effort or exertion, whether scaling a mountain, ascending a ladder, or working your way up a corporate hierarchy.
We climbed three flights of stairs to reach the apartment.
Prices climb, temperatures climb, and ambitious people climb their way to success.
When something has climbed, it has risen from a lower position to a higher one.
Upward movement
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- scaledClimbed or plated
- summitedReached the top
- scrambledMixed into disorder
clambered · mounted · rope · harness · carabiner · belay · bouldering · free-solo
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- advancedFar along in development
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- progressedMoved toward completion
- elevatedRaised above usual level
increased · surged · soared · escalated · improved · gained · ranked · promoted
ascent
Upward movement
scrambled · clambered · mounted · rope · harness · carabiner · belay · bouldering · free-solo · rappel
rose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- advancedFar along in development
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- progressedMoved toward completion
elevated · increased · surged · soared · escalated · improved · gained · ranked · promoted · succeeded
peak
Utmost height attained
pinnacle · apex · mountaintop · heights · ridge · Everest · K2 · Kilimanjaro · Denali · Matterhorn
struggled
Exerted with difficulty
strained · exerted · persevered · slogged · sweated · grinded · trudged · hauled · fought · battled
climbedretreated
Moved backward from advance
gave up · turned back · abandoned · quit · surrendered
- social climbingSeeking higher status
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
- mountain climbingAscending peaks on foot
- climb upMove upward on surface
- mountain climberOne who ascends peaks
- climbing shoeTight footwear for scaling
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