Sentences with phrase «cliff face»

It is a beautiful island with very high sheer cliff faces dropping vertically into the water.

Rather than running from cover to cover, you'll actually boost your way up cliff faces, ships, and structures.

Take a walk along the 91 metre (300 feet) high cliff face on the island's west coast or 4WD over stunning beaches and massive sand dunes.

Take a full day cycling tour today amongst the limestone cliff faces and beautiful countryside, interacting with the local communities.

At the end is a way out back to the open world, where you can either drop down the rocky cliff face and make your way on foot, or fast travel.

One is that the climbing mechanic works well on buildings, but hits real problems when asked to deal with irregular cliff faces.

It's surrounded by huge cliff faces and it has a couple lookout points from the top so you can watch surfers catch waves.

To get to this beach you have to walk down steps which have been cut into a sheer cliff face which is very exciting and the walk along the beach itself is staggering.

I also discovered the ability to work my way up cliff faces.

The magical sheer cliff faces of El Capitan and Cathedral are particularly beautiful at sunset when the warm light reflecting off them contrasts with the snow further away.

Yet, even when flying extremely slowly, it is surprising how often you quickly dive - bomb into cliff faces and craters alike.

Rockfalls without an obvious cause (like an earthquake or expanding ice) may be due to hot daily air temperatures expanding small cracks in cliff faces.

The gas may have seeped from cliff faces heated by the sun, Mumma speculates.

Peregrine falcons have evolved to nest on cliff faces.

The Kings Canyon Rim Walk provides 360 degree views of the spectacular red rock of Kings Canyon, which has sheer cliff faces over 100m / 328 ft high.

Surrounded by forested slopes and the jagged summits of the Julian Alps, the lake has a majestic backdrop and is crowned by Bled Castle, which stands on a steep cliff face overlooking the lake.

Dive sites vary from warm, aquamarine tranquil bays to sites in front of rugged cliff faces with steep drop offs and adrenaline pumping drifts.

Building your base on high ground, such as along cliff faces or on mountain tops can greatly increase their defensiveness.

During the last week of November my friend from our time working at an American Summer Camp Joc and I took to the road, steeling our nerves against cliff faced roads, a torrential downpour which almost left us sleeping in our car overnight, a view worth taking a photo of from around every bend, and a mind full of tips which we think will help make the most of your Great Ocean Road experience.

Home to a growing number of expat crowds and surf fanatics, Balian Beach draws in the cool crowds with its pounding surf, instagram - friendly dunes and knolls, and new boho cafes and bars popping up every other day — all of which just so happen to overlook the world - class waves from the towering cliff face above.

This morning embark on a thrilling canyoning expedition, rappelling down steep cliff faces as you navigate rushing waterfalls and dense jungle terrain.

Enemies would also get stuck on various objects, such as cliff faces, explosive barrels, or just random walls.

This involves a controlled descent using rope down the vertical cliff face on the Brazilian side of the Falls.

With a natural stone wall at the font, a rock cliff face at the rear and stone features inside, youll really feel like you are part of nature.

Tate Britain's annual attempt to conquer these enormous cliff faces with contemporary art — in an initiative called the Tate Britain Commission — has hardly ever been successful.

Visit ruins from ancient Greece and Rome, hike through forest trails, and uncover some of the Mediterranean's most iconic hidden coves and secret beaches, whose white sands and dramatic cliff faces make for the perfect lazy day by the water.

Discover the eerie beach at Loch Ard Gorge, walk down the 70 - metre cliff face via the Gibson Steps, and look out over the serene Bay of Islands.

You will now travel along spectacular cliff face roads (another good reason for having an expert guide driving, so you can concentrate on the scenery) to the Wye River, one of many pretty fresh water inlets along the coast.

Situated on a wide, open space on top of a cliff, the house sticks out in stark contrast to the jagged cliff face below with dramatic effect.

These formations might result from the extreme compression of material passing around small «moonlets» that have been caught in the resonance at the ring's edge like rushing water splashing against a large cliff face on the shore.

Climbing sheer cliff faces for a vantage point, scouting out enemy camps are liberating them of all their treasures and weapons before stealthily taking out each enemy?

From the rock cliff faces plummeting down to the ocean to the beautiful sandy beaches stretching along the coast, Uluwatu is known for its incredible beauty.

With spectacular cliff faces and uninterrupted views of Byron's beaches, rolling hinterland, and the magnificent Pacific Ocean, Cape Byron is one of Australia's natural wonders.

The moment you reach the location you will realise why Valley View has the reputation for being one of the most exceptional views in all of Yosemite with the colours of the sunset pouring bright light onto the granite cliff faces in front of you.

It's hard to believe, but this 5km - wide amphitheatre cliff face is relatively unknown, or at least, far from heavily visited.

Even the shapes of the houses, like eggs buried in sand, and the enormous cliff face filled with fossil caves: It seemed like the improbable corner of what we call the world economy.

The coral outcrops are like cliff faces whereas the gaps are gentle, sandy slopes.

Where else in the world can you sit look up to the hill after catching a big wave and see an ancient Hindu shrine and a magnificent cliff face?

The white sand beach itself is accessible via a purpose - built stairway, or you can try the narrow tracks along a rugged cliff face if you're feeling adventurous.

Within the park there are three lochs; St Margaret's Loch, Dunsapie Loch, and Duddingston Loch, you can also visit St Anthony's Chapel - a 15th century medieval chapel, Salisbury Crags — a series of 150 - foot cliff faces dominating Edinburgh's skyline.

Connor's peripatetic practice demonstrates a longstanding interest in the relationship between systems of belief and the natural world, and has seen her photographing wide - ranging subjects, from sacred sites and intricately jagged cliff faces, to antique plate - glass negatives from San Jose's Lick Observatory and petrified bodies from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii.

They negotiate their surroundings rather than shape them — like mountain goats clinging to a craggy cliff face.

From there, you'll hike five to eight strenuous hours each day, traversing narrow passes between cliff faces and navigating around icebergs along glacial rivers.

Nothing elicits true honesty like dangling off a sheer cliff face held up only by a cord made from grizzly bear entrails while being pressed by Bear Grylls about flip - flopping on tax reform.

Plus, he notes that a subset of rock climbing called bouldering — in which climbers tackle boulders or short cliff faces measuring less than 3.5 meters high, without using safety ropes — is especially popular with younger people.

Jebel Barkal rises barely 320 feet above the surrounding desert but is distinguished by one prominent feature: a pinnacle jutting out from its southwestern cliff face.

McCrea has since traveled far and wide in British Columbia and Alberta, looking for places where white - water creeks slice channels into bedrock, miners drill through cliff faces, and inner - earth processes push hills into craggy mountains.