Managed, say, to climb several mountains? (5)
I believe the answer is:
range
'several mountains?' is the definition.
'range' can be an answer for 'mountains?' (range of mountains). I'm not certain of the 'several' bit.
'managed say to climb' is the wordplay.
'managed' becomes 'ran' (both can mean organised or was in charge of).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'to climb' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'climbing' mean this (in a down clue, letters climb up)).
'eg' in reverse letter order is 'ge'.
'ran'+'ge'='RANGE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for range that I've seen before include "Old-style cooking stove" , "Mountain stretch" , "Oven" , "Stove; variety" , "Amplitude" .)