| BENNEVIS | Munro in the Grampians which is the highest mountain in the British Isles and one of the ascents for |
| MENHIR | Megalithic monument, often carved, erected by prehistoric people in the British Isles and parts of western Europe (6) |
| CENTS | Ascents for some money (5) |
| BRONOWSKI | Presenter of The Ascent of Man, a BBC documentary series commissioned by David Attenborough (9) |
| NEVIS | Ben -; munro dominating the landscape of Fort William which is the highest mountain in the British Isles (5) |
| WALKERCUP | Golf contest between British Isles and USA (6,3) |
| DELAMARE | Author of The Ascent of Man blocking venture |
| BEN | Highest mountain in the British Isles, ... Nevis |
| VERT | Latin-derived "green" of France, heraldic coats of arms or Old English forestry law; or, a ramp or half-pipe's near 90-degree ascent for a skater or boarder's aerial launches (4) |
| SUBARU | Ascent, for one |
| SUBARUS | Outback and Ascent, for two |
| CHIMBSRAZO | Volcano rising to 20,564 ft which is the highest point in Ecuador and one of the highest in the world (10) |
| TARAU | Romansch name of the renowned Swiss resort and billionaires' playground Davos, which is the highest town in Europe and the site of the vast Parsenn ski run (5) |
| PARADISO | Mountain in the Graian Alps which is the highest mountain entirely in Italy (4,8) |
| EIGER | The north face of which mountain is considered one of the world's most dangerous ascents? (5) |
| GRAN | Mountain in the Graian Alps which is the highest mountain entirely in Italy (4) |
| SOUFRIERE | La -; active stratovolcano in Guadeloupe which is the highest mountain peak in the Lesser Antilles (9) |
| MOUNTFUJI | Located on the island of Honshu, volcano which is the highest mountain in Japan (5,4) |
| GRANPARADISO | Mountain in NW Italy which is the highest point of the Graian Alps (4.8) |
| RAINIER | Mount -, mountain in the Cascade Range which is the highest in Washington state (7) |
