upward slope

At last there was no more upward slope in front of them.

There was a slight upward slope short of the big turn.

There was no upward slope between his point of departure and the cave mouth.

A good track record would mean an upward slope in earnings.

Flat and down are all right, but we avoid any upward slopes.

But now, for the return trip, the upward slope seemed long and hard.

He found the upward slopes which were the valley's literal boundaries.

Their road ran straight for a space and then began an upward slope.

There was a slight upward slope to the rail line.

Between the edge and the mountain's next upward slope was an escarpment.