climb, clime

Climb or climb means to move up or ascend, or to get to the top of--
He always wanted to climb a mountain.
"And when it's twelve o'clock, we climb the stairs..."
He hopes to climb the ladder of success.

Clime or clime ( rhymes with climb ) is an old-fashioned term for a region of the Earth,as defined by its weather--
They always dreamed of moving to a sunny clime, with warm weather all year.
Clime or clime is also an old-fashioned term for climate or weather, as experienced in a particular region or area--
In winter he liked to think of a tropical clime he had once visited.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He envisioned a rapid climb to the top of his profession, then retirement in a sunny clime."

Note--"climate" means the weather or weather patterns in a particular  region--
The weather report includes the temperature in regions where the climate is very different than it is here.
Very few people live here, because of the harsh climate.
Not to be confused with " climb it", meaning to get to the top of something--
There's a steep hill up ahead. Do you think you can climb it?