Notable ascensions

However impressive an achievement an ascension might be, not all ascensions are created equal. Here are some of the least equal:

Conducts

• A wishless genocideless polyitemless polyselfless illiterate atheist weaponless vegan by marvin: RGRN post
• A wishless genocideless polyitemless polyselfless illiterate atheist weaponless foodless game by Tenaya: RGRN post
  • Another wishless genocideless polyitemless polyselfless illiterate atheist weaponless foodless by thewumpus: NAO dumplog, TTYrec (parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
• A pacifist extinctionist wishless genocideless survivor by Ben Hiles: RGRN post
• A zen samurai by marvin: RGRN post
• A foodless atheist survivor by marvin: RGRN post
• A foodless atheist true polyselfless (i.e. no "feel like a new (wo)man") survivor by Robert R Schneck: RGRN post
• A foodless atheist speedrun with no gaining of nutrition by futilius: RGRN post

Speedruns

• A 8683-turn ascension by marvin: RGRN post
• A 6480-turn ascension by Rast: RGRN post
• A 5456-turn ascension by theta: RGRN post
• A 2607-turn bones-free ascension by Maud: NAO dumplog
• A 2318-turn ascension by Maud: NAO dumplog, ttyrec
• A 2185-turn ascension by nht: RGRN post ttyrec
• A 2135-turn ascension by Maud: NAO dumplog
• A 2:48:30 ascension by Eidolos: RGRN post
• A 1:42 ascension by Adeon: ttyrec from devnull 2009
• A 1:16 ascension by Sayo: NEU dumplog

Also of note is the nethack.alt.org fastest ascensions list.

Score

• A maximum score game (not an ascension!) by Zadir: RGRN post

Racial

• A racial ascension set by Harold Hill: RGRN post