Ascent

noun

1. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.

   "He made a tedious ascent of Mont Blanc."

2. The way or means by which one ascends.

   "There is a difficult northern ascent from Malaucene of Mont Ventoux."

3. An eminence, hill, or high place.
4. 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."

5. The ascender height in a typeface.