The Ascent (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

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"The Ascent"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Quark and Odo in the mountains
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 9
Directed by	Allan Kroeker
Written by	Ira Steven Behr Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Featured music	David Bell
Production code	507
Original air date	November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
Guest appearances
Max Grodénchik as Rom Aron Eisenberg as Nog
Episode chronology
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5
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"The Ascent" is the 107th episode of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the ninth episode of the fifth season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet-run space station Deep Space Nine. In this episode, Deep Space Nine's security chief Odo is stranded on a remote planet with the small-time criminal Quark, and the two must hike up a mountain together to call for help. Meanwhile, Starfleet cadet Nog returns to Deep Space Nine from Starfleet Academy and has friction with his roommate Jake Sisko.