Upgrading MacBook 5.2's OS X; best way, requirements, how high am I compatible?

As the title says, I'm caving and finally upgrading my MacBook 5.2 (bought late 2009, 13.3" with a 160GB drive) from OS X 10.5.8. I'm wondering how many upgrades it can handle before the systems are incompatible: I'd assume I'm good for Snow Leopard and Lion (10.6 and 10.7), but if need be, am I still able to upgrade further with Mountain Lion and Mavericks (10.8 and 10.9)?
I'm also wondering if I need to upgrade my RAM in order to upgrade the OS X...
There's likely only one way of going about this (aka buying each individual upgrade and installing it), but if there happens to be an easier way (a bundle pack?), I'd love to get a heads up!

These are good online stores for Mac compatible RAM
OWC 800Mhz RAM
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook/White/2.13GHz - They offer Mac tested RAM at very good prices.
Crucial Memory http://www.crucial.com/ - good place to buy RAM from all over the world. They also have an excellent memory selector that allows you to choose memory based on your computer's model
Data Memory Systems http://www.datamemorysystems.com/apple-memory.asp - another good, cheap place to buying RAM if you live in the U.S.
Here are instructions on replacing RAM in a MacBook with a removable battery. http://homeoffice.consumerelectronicsnet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=44404
If you don’t have the tools to open up the MacBook OWC has a set for $5.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TOOLKITMHD/

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