...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
at the height of her career.
at the top of his profession.
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.
Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit.
so many highest superlatives achieved by man.
summer was at its peak.
the artist's gifts are at their acme.
the peak of perfection.
the region is a few molecules wide at the summit.
the summit of his ambition.
the view from the peak was magnificent.
They breasted the mountain.
they clambered to the tip of Monadnock.