summits
Highest points reached
Summits is the plural of summit—the highest point of a mountain or hill, or figuratively, the peak of achievement: She reached the summits of her profession.
Summits also names high-level meetings between heads of state or government: The G7 summits address global economic policy.
The verb form means to reach the top: He summits mountains for charity.
Narrow raised strip
- crestHighest point or tuft
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
highpoint · tor · aiguille · horn · massif · sierra · escarpment · promontory
Notable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- culminationHighest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
zenith · crowning moment · high point · climax · capstone · ultimate · peak performance · breakthrough
High-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- sherpaNavigator through difficulty
- ascentUpward movement
crampons · crevasse · glacier · altitude · belay · carabiner · icefall · avalanche
Leading economies' summit group
- G20Top economies' coordination body
- NATOWestern defense organization
- APECPacific economic cooperation forum
- EUEuropean political-economic bloc
bilateral · multilateral · leaders · heads of state · delegation · communiqué · declaration · agenda
ridge
Narrow raised strip
crown · highpoint · tor · aiguille · horn · massif · sierra · escarpment · promontory · bluff
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- culminationHighest or final point
- apexUppermost point or culmination
pinnacle · zenith · crowning moment · high point · climax · capstone · ultimate · peak performance · breakthrough · crowning achievement
alpinism
High-altitude peak climbing
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- basecampExpedition's operational center
- sherpaNavigator through difficulty
ascent · crampons · crevasse · glacier · altitude · belay · carabiner · icefall · avalanche · ropes
G7
Leading economies' summit group
- G20Top economies' coordination body
- NATOWestern defense organization
- APECPacific economic cooperation forum
EU · bilateral · multilateral · leaders · heads of state · delegation · communiqué · declaration · agenda · negotiation
- AlpsAlps, Swiss Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps
- mountain photographyalpine landscapes, rock formations, mountainous terrain, peaks, ridges
- Mountain Wordspeaks, cliffs, valleys, glaciers, avalanche
- Western Terrainplains, prairies, valleys, peaks, ridges
- prominencesprotuberance, protrusion, bulge, bump, swelling
- Global Politicsforeign affairs, international affairs, global affairs, world politics, foreign relations
- summing upCondensing key points
- false summitIllusory highest point
- peace summitMeeting to end conflict
- summit meetingHigh-level diplomatic gathering
- global summitsHigh-level multinational gatherings
- climate summitInternational meeting on atmosphere