climb

上る(のぼる)	Climb (を,に) (60%) Sometimes literal (climb a ladder, go up hill, but usually figurative: To rise to stardom, a cost that runs as high as a billion annually, etc.)

登る(のぼる)	Climb (25%) – only used with mountains, cliffs, ladders, etc.

昇る(のぼる)	Ascend (15%). (Planets, moons. People that go to heaven). Also people who take an elevator. Unlike 登る, 昇る implies that there is no effort on the part of the ascending person or thing.