Have mounting success (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
get on
'have' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get on that I've seen before include "Board - prosper" , "What boarders do" , "Hit it off" , "Proceed; prosper" , "Board vehicle or make progress" .)