Jose was looking forward to his ascent on Half Dome.    From LearnThat.org. 

The troops had a very long, steep, and winding road, the ascent from the bed of the Kei to the tableland.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference

The final ascent from the southern side to the summit is peculiar, and unlike any other I have gone over.    From Wordnik.com.  [Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters] Reference

Their ascent is sometimes rocky and abrupt, but often sufficiently gradual to admit cultivation to the summit.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ohio] Reference

The 5. 5-mile ascent from the valley up to Verbier was the first time that the Tour has visited the ski resort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Contador climbs to lead of Tour de France with Stage 15 win] Reference

The ascent is a birdwatcher's delight, too, with chances to see as many as 60 different bird species in a single day!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tequila: not just Mexico's national drink!] Reference

His ascent has been a series of fortuitous accdents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama's military victory.] Reference

The ascent, which is at first gradual, soon increases one in four.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885] Reference

A steady climb of six hours brought us to the goal of promise; our ascent was accomplished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897] Reference

The ascent was a long one; fresh districts were ever rising up, even to the most distant hills.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 1] Reference

From Capel Curig the ascent is the steepest and finest, and is unsurpassed for grandeur of scenery.    From Wordnik.com.  [What to See in England] Reference

The only things preventing her ascent are her toes dug into the sand and her arms wrapped around the stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Impulse of Breathing] Reference

Only on nearing the end of the ascent was the party again brought face to face with signs of the explosion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror] Reference

The only signs of civilization I noticed on the ascent were the fragments of a broken bottle and the stump of a cigar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mountain Scenery. The Scenery of the Mountains of Western North Carolina and Northwestern South Carolina.] Reference

In some ways, her ascent is a reflection of the usual attributes - ambition and a knack for playing corporate politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Whatever his good qualities may be, his ascent is a conspicuous instance of favouritism, in other words, of corruption.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

It is a celebration of spring on the occasion of the 'ascent' of the sun to the north.    From Wordnik.com.  [The evils of festivals] Reference

But his political ascent is uncannily similar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Roy and His Rock] Reference

We began our ascent from the basement of Graham.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Funeral Pyre is a Lesson in Thermodynamics « Morgan Dempsey] Reference

He included me in his bow, "Pouf!" he panted, looking about him; "the ascent is a sharp one, under the best conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756] Reference

"ascent," as Moses speaks of the "ascent of Akrabbim," and David makes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture] Reference

(literally, "ascent") used to describe the immigration of Diaspora Jews to Israel.    From Wordnik.com.  [California Literary Review] Reference

Also in the works: an Everest ascent, so fully wired that Internet climbers will almost feel the frostbite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taste The Salt, Feel The Wind] Reference

Yes, Europeans welcome her pragmatism and the ascent of approved "realists" to senior State Department posts.    From Wordnik.com.  [EUROPE: COZYING UP TO CONDI] Reference