登(のぼ)り詰(つ)める

のぼりつめる
verb (ichidan)
to climb to the top, to rise to the highest position
自動詞 intransitivemovement
See also: 登(のぼ)る (base verb (to climb))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present登(のぼ)り詰(つ)める登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めない
Present polite登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めます登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めません
Past登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めた登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めなかった
Past polite登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めました登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めませんでした
て form登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めて登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めなくて
ている present登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めている登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていない
ている polite登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めています登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていません
ている past登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていた登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていなかった
ている past polite登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていました登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めていませんでした
Conditional ば登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めれば登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めなければ
Conditional たら登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めたら登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めなかったら
Volitional登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めよう—
Volitional polite登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めましょう—
Potential登(のぼ)り詰(つ)められる登(のぼ)り詰(つ)められない
Passive登(のぼ)り詰(つ)められる登(のぼ)り詰(つ)められない
Causative登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めさせる登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めさせない
Imperative登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めろ登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めるな
1. to climb to the very top
To ascend all the way to the summit or peak of a physical location.
山(やま)の頂上(ちょうじょう)まで登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めた。
I climbed all the way to the top of the mountain.
After climbing all the way up the stairs, I came out at the observation deck.
At the top of the long slope I had climbed, there was a shrine.
2. to rise to the highest position, to reach the pinnacle
To advance through ranks or stages to reach the very top of a career, organization, or field. The figurative sense is more common.
社長(しゃちょう)の座(ざ)に登(のぼ)り詰(つ)めた。
He rose to the position of company president.
She rose to the top of the industry through sheer ability.
I was moved by the athlete who finally reached the pinnacle after years of working from the bottom.

Usage

A compound verb combining 登(のぼ)る (to climb) with 詰(つ)める (to pack in, to push to the limit). The 詰(つ)める component adds the nuance of going all the way, leaving nothing further to ascend. The figurative sense (career advancement) is more frequent than the literal one.

Common collocations