1.   As I climbed the stairs I wondered if I could handle the present situation calmly and tactfully even a bit subserviently.

2.   Even as we were climbing the stairs, we heard the hubbub.

3.   Harry climbed the stairs.

4.   I watched Ilsa climb the stairs in the golden haze of the summer evening.

5.   It took me a few minutes to get my breath back after climbing the stairs.