Sentence examples for significant mountain from inspiring English sources
Today, almost every significant mountain on the planet has been climbed, and the world's best climbers now concentrate on pioneering increasingly difficult, dangerous routes.
Highfield is excited by the digital story ("digital display is the future of the digital business and therefore potentially the future of the whole business"), but a browse through Johnston Press's balance sheet shows there is a significant mountain to climb.
Pitt trained for months for the role, which demanded significant mountain climbing and trekking practice, including rock climbing in California and the European Alps with his co-star David Thewlis.
Compared to modern stage races, the stages were extraordinarily long, with an average distance of over 400 km, compared to the 171 km average stage length in the 2004 Tour de France; cyclists had one to three rest days between each stage, and the route was largely flat, with only one stage featuring a significant mountain.
This timeframe was also a period of significant mountain uplift, including major phases in the Andes [ 109], Alps [ 110], and Himalayas [ 111].
"These are pretty significant mountains.
He has vowed repeatedly to retire if Russia wins its first Cup title, saying it would leave him with no other significant mountains to climb.
One of the theories surrounding the mystery of Machu Picchu is that it was a sacred site, aligning perfectly with other spiritually significant mountains during solstices and equinoxes.
In the north the most significant mountains are those of the Dar Challa range, which rise to 4,350 feet (1,326 metres) at Mount Ngaya near the border with Sudan.
The site of the City of Kigali is naturally well protected; it is surrounded by significant mountains: the mount Jali (2071 m) in the North-West, the mount of Kigali (1856 m) in the west and the mount Nyarutarama (1809 m) in the south.
The Anti Atlas The last significant mountains before the Sahara are the arid, pink-and-ochre-coloured chain of the Anti Atlas, and beneath the arid, jagged mass of its two major peaks lie lush irrigated valleys and a string of oases.
