n. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

n. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

v. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

v. move with difficulty, by grasping