upward · up · to advance · to try to improve oneself · to make progress

Did you know that the proper EMT response to a prolapsed uterus is to make a gloved fist and shove the uterus and your fist itself up the vagina? Also, once you've done that, you're stuck in that position until you get to the hospital!

Ascend!

Onwards and upwards.

Ascend.

The boy seized the ladder, and began to climb.