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Ken Dychtwald, the 76-year-old co-founder and CEO of the AgeWave consulting and research firm, said one challenge as you turn the corner into your 70s is asking yourself: “Is this an ascent or a descent?”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Xu's rags-to-riches ascent mirrored the country's economic rise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The ascent of going, “Right, yes, A-game at all times, please.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The first successful ascent was in 1957, when an Austrian expedition reached the summit.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
We immediately stop our ascent, and our momentum leaves us suspended in the sky for a moment.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
When funds go from first to worst, many people attracted at the latter stages of those ascents bail out and actually lose money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It tunneled 435 feet through the mountains for slightly easier descents and ascents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
That same day, 52-year-old Lhakpa Sherpa, who's also known as the "Mountain Queen", broke her personal record for the most ascents by a female climber, after her 11th Everest summit.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The 12 teams of two had to negotiate two ascents plus a steep section of steps on foot with skis attached to the backpack.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Tall and blond, with handsome Slavic features, Boukreev was one of the most accomplished high-altitude climbers in the world, with twenty years of experience in the Himalaya, including two ascents of Everest without supplemental oxygen.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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