The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30,000 feet.

As it leaves the village, the road climbs steeply up the mountain.

The sun climbed higher in the sky.

to climb the stairs/mountain

I hate climbing ladders.

We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend.

Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.

He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.

They climbed into the truck and drove away.

We can't stop Tom climbing out of his cot.

There's masses of ivy climbing up/over the walls of our house.

We were very tired after our climb.

The climb down the mountain took longer than the climb up.

I've made three climbs so far this year.

Her climb to power has been very rapid.

The north face of the Eiger is a very difficult climb.

[ I ] We climbed to the top of the hill, where we had a great view.

[ T ] She climbed the stairs to the third floor.

[ I ] The plane is still climbing and will level off at 33,000 feet.

[ I ] fig. fig. As he climbed the corporate ladder (= moved into better and better positions in business), his salary increased dramatically.

[ I ] The cost of goods is climbing.

He climbed down from the ladder to get some more paint.

It was a long, difficult climb to the top of the hill.

costs/prices/rates climb Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.

climb steadily/steeply/slowly

He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.

climb the housing/promotion/corporate ladder As executives struggle to climb the corporate ladder, they often do not want to say anything that could harm their chances.

a climb in sth A sustained climb in interest rates could hit some parts of the housing market harder than others.

It's going to be a long, hard climb before we get out of this recession.

Her climb to the top of the profession was remarkably quick.