The average ascent per mile is 1,320 feet, and the total ascent is nearly 8,000 feet.

Downward ascent is a movement worthy only of Kirkham, and his Irish rival, Joseph W. Wright.

A rapid ascent of a long flight of stairs was, therefore, a serious matter with him.

There we had to unload and drag the boat over a fall; but, as the ascent was not more than ten or twelve inches, no difficulty was experienced in effecting it.

[Footnote V: The "brook" is Sawrey beck, and the "long ascent" is the second of the two, in crossing from Windermere to Hawkshead, and going over the ridge between the two Sawreys.

The ascent of the ladder or of the tree was the ascent from life here to life hereafterfrom earth to heaven.

The ascent to it is easy, but the descent exceedingly difficult, a nasty piece of glacier having to be traversed, over which we were unfortunate enough to lose two horses, and had several of our followers severely frost-bitten about the feet.

We now began to climb among the ashes, and tho' the ascent to the position of the ancient crater is not more than probably eighty yards in height, we were at least one hour before we reached it, from its excessive steepness and from gliding back two feet out of three at every step we made.

The Llanberis ascent to Snowdon is the easiest, but not so interesting as the other routes.

From Capel Curig the ascent is the steepest and finest, and is unsurpassed for grandeur of scenery.

The ascent of a mountain a thousand feet in height is no great exploit under ordinary circumstances.

Balloon ascents were often the chief attraction on Sundays, which "all the world and his wife" went out to see.

The ascent was, I confess, a much more formidable undertaking than I had anticipated; and our French friend gave in after attempting a few steps.

The ascent was terribly hard work for the camels, and, as the track is totally unprotected by guard-rail of any kind, anything but comfortable for their riders.