History Main / ScalingTheSummit

* This is the plot of the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game ''VideoGame/SpikesPeak''.

* ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTombRaider'' starts with Lara on an expedition climbing the Serbian Mountains to reach a lost city she thinks is beyond them.

Compare with ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity, which can be an aspect of the mountain and DeathMountain, a related video game environment which may or may not involve climbing. See also the "Because They Are There" entry from Literature/EbertsGlossaryOfMovieTerms that lists "The top ten lines you can always count on in a mountain-climbing movie".

* The WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts "Alpine Climbers", in which Mickey, Donald and Pluto scale a mountain looking for edelweiss and eagle eggs and wind up tangling with a mountain goat and the mother eagle.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' as part of the main storyline the Dragonborn has to scale the highest mountain in Tamriel known as the ''Throat of the World'' in order to reach High Hrothgar, the home of an ancient order of monks known as the Greybeards, then later all the way to the top to seek the aid of the Greybeard’s leader [[spoiler: Parthuanaax, a dragon who is the brother of the games BigBad Alduin]].

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* ''Literature/BetweenHeavenAndEarth'': [[TheProtagonist DJ]]'s request from his deceased grandfather is to take some of his ashes (which are being stored in a cane) to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, where they are to be spread. Much of the latter half of the book covers the climb and DJ's struggle to the top. [[spoiler:He eventually makes it with the help of Doris and Sarah.]]
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''[[DescribeTopicHere Why are we Describing Scaling The Summit Here? Because it's there.]]''

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' as part of the main storyline the Dragonborn has to scale the highest mountain in Tamriel known as the ''Throat of the World'' in order to reach High Hrothgar, the home of an ancient order of monks known as the Greybeards, then later all the way to the top to seek the aid of the Greybeards leader [[spoiler: Parthuanaax, a dragon who is the brother of the games BigBad Alduin]].

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' episode, "The Climb," Craig attempts to get an aerial view of the creek by strapping his phone to a series of balloons. In the process the phone ends up stuck in Mt. Sycamore, the tallest tree in the creek. Craig and his friends then spend the rest of the episode climbing the mountain to retrieve the phone

Or they could just be shown up there [[RuleOfCool because it's cool]]...literally.

Compare with ClimbingTheCliffsOfInsanity, which can be an aspect of the mountain and DeathMountain, a related video game environment which may or may not involve climbing. See also the "Because They Are There" entry from Literature/EbertsGlossaryOfMovieTerms that lists "The top ten lines you can always count on in a mountain-climbing movie". SubTrope of JourneyToTheSky.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' adds a climbing mechanic that lets Link climb any of the numerous mountains in the game, ranging from series staple DeathMountain to snowier peaks such as Mount Hylia and the Hebra Peaks. There's usually a simple path that lets you walk like normal to spots that are important to the plot, but climbing can bring you to special hidden things such as Koroks.