Sentence examples for extreme altitude from inspiring English sources

Riding such waves allows extreme altitude to be gained rapidly.

"At extreme altitude, the increasing temperature is making Everest a tiny bit easier to climb," Mr. Hackett said.

An outspoken critic of FIFA, Evo described Sepp Blatter's ban on football being played at extreme altitude as "football's apartheid".

At this extreme altitude, many hikers suffer from stomach problems, but the terrain is too dangerous for delirious climbers to move off the path when nature calls.

How young is too young, and does a 13-year-old have the physical and emotional maturity to take on this extreme altitude endeavor?

But his age is etched on to his body - in the ends of his fingers and the toes that have been lost to frostbite, and the creaking joints - and his days of extreme altitude are long over.

Two years later, when the Air Force asked for bids to build a bomber that could fly at extreme altitudes and supersonic speeds, he had all but finished.

My ancestors played the important role to early Western explorers, serving as guides at the extreme altitudes of the peaks and passes in the region, particularly Mount Everest.

In places, climbers can only traverse one at a time, causing serious delays at extreme altitudes, risking frostbite and the exhaustion of oxygen stores.

To honor his beloved brother, an experienced cyclist who died before completing the same trip, Shuhao will brave extreme altitudes, food poisoning, wild dogs and deadly ice.

A perfect example are the Sherpas of the Tibetan plateau, who tend to thrive even at extreme altitudes above 5,000 metres, which is why they are regularly hired for climbing expeditions.