ascent
/əˈsɛnt/
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.
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.
The road has an ascent of 5 degrees.
The ascender height in a typeface.
An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy