| Rises |
| Mounts |
| Climbs |
| Goes up |
| Heads up |
| Rises up |
| Climbs up |
| Does well |
| Gets high |
| Takes off |
| Moves upward |
| Rises slowly |
| Climbs upward |
| Moves skyward |
| Gets promoted |
| Gains altitude |
| Moves heavenward |
| Takes to the air |
| Heads for the peak |
| Scales, as a ladder |
| Takes the high road |
| Is on the up and up? |
| Is caught up in the Rapture, e.g. |
| Does half of a mountaineering expedition |