“The Climb” is a theme adopted this season by the San Diego State football team.

It serves as a metaphor for the journey that began in January with winter workouts. When SDSU picked up the season’s sixth win over the weekend at Fresno State, it ensured the climb will extend into December with a postseason bowl game.

“We’ve been very intentional of stripping it all down, starting from the studs, assuming nothing,” SDSU coach Sean Lewis said when “The Climb” was introduced on social media. “Like climbing a ladder. One step at a time. The base of that ladder is going to be the connection and the people. And the strength of that base is going to determine how high we can go.”

Lewis literally brought in a mountain climber to talk to the Aztecs before last week’s game against Fresno State.

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