Sentences with phrase «sheer cliff face»

There, you will come face - to - face with towering 2500 - foot waterfalls as well as sheer cliff faces.

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

We spent two days scrambling up and down the sides of mountains all for the sake of magnificent waterfalls, historical tea plantations carved into sheer cliff faces, and stunning distant vistas that winked in and out of the clouds.

I've been on some white knuckle roads in my life; the ones you switchback up nothing much more than a concrete trail up sheer cliff face.

Imagine yourself dangling over the edge of sheer cliff faces and descending down into a never - ending pitch black cave, hanging only from a rope high above the earth's surface.

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?

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?

Inside the Reserve are hiking trails, some of which are overnight and take you along white Atlantic beaches and through the intricate fynbos vegetation, the beaches of Buffel's Bay, Maclear, Olifantsbos, Platboom and the stunning Diaz which is surrounded by sheer 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.

Some of the platforms are constructed onto sheer cliff faces and defy belief.

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.

Nearby is Beecroft Peninsula with its spectacular sheer cliff face arising 75 metres from the ocean, leading to the Point Perpendicular lighthouse.

Open clearings with sheer cliff faces and ample forested cover make this map ideal for snipers and long - range firefights.

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.

The ice rises up like a sheer cliff face — shelf ice is not only several thousand square kilometres large, it is also more than a hundred metres high in many places.

He plumbed the depths of damp caves and rappelled down sheer cliff faces to find the fragmentary patches of moss and ferns where the insects could be hiding.

Big Sur is a rugged stretch of majestic California coastline offering beaches, hiking, camping, scenic bridges, a lighthouse, breathtaking waterfalls and sheer cliff faces.

What drives a man to hang in a flimsy tent off a sheer cliff face, 20,000 - odd feet above sea level with avalanches audibly rushing down around him?

Gravity defying cliffs and stony archways are all well and good, but when you simply plop an actor into a wide shot without explaining how the hell they climbed up the sheer cliff face, it ruins the illusion.

A village in China's mountainous west where schoolchildren must climb an 800 - meter (2,625 - foot)- high bamboo ladder secured to a sheer cliff face may get a set of steel stairs to improve safety

Trace the coastline on foot and take in views of the sheer cliff faces, which drop over 700 feet into the wild North Atlantic.

Explore remote rainforests, descend into the depths of pretty canyons and walk along trails that hug the sheer cliff faces.

Veterinary Support After administering vaccinations to a 60 - day old wild chick in its nest, a Santa Barbara Zoo vet ascends a sheer cliff face.

This afternoon, return to the site to explore with a guide or head off on your own to see the Inca Bridge, built on a stone path that the Inca cut into a sheer cliff face.

You'll witness waterfalls and sheer cliff faces, too.

Enjoy the quaint towns and rainforests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains, where you'll face towering 2,500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces that make these the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

Formed from a volcano that is no longer active, the Kohala mountains are now home to lucious areas of green, towering 2500 ′ waterfalls and sheer cliff faces that make these the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

Enjoy the quaint towns and rainforests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains, where you will face towering 2,500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces.

Enjoy the quaint towns and rain forests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains where you will come face - to - face with towering 2500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces, making these some of the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

You can enjoy the quaint towns and rainforests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains, where you will face towering, 2500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces that make these the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

This trip will allow you to soar over quaint towns and rain forests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains, where you'll see towering 2500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces.

Named after an 18th century man, Tom Bourke, who had little luck in striking gold but whose namesake rock formations now catch coins attached to golden wishes that descend the sheer cliff faces into said water sculpted pits.

• Krantzkloof Nature Reserve in Kloof with its deep gorges, open grassland and sheer cliff faces - birdlife is abundant

Enjoy the quaint towns and rain forests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains where you will come face - to - face with towering 2500» waterfalls and sheer cliff faces that makes these the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

The Valley of Desolation in the Eastern Cape is a geological phenomenon; a sheer cliff face, declared a national monument that lies within the Camdeboo National Park.

The Valley of Desolation is a geological phenomenon; a sheer cliff face, declared a national monument that lies within the Camdeboo National Park

Clinging to a sheer cliff face in breathtaking fashion, the ancient pilgrimage site of Rocamadour (sixteen kilometres from St Denis les Martel) is unmissable.

This afternoon we visit the stunning Shibaozhai Pagoda, rising 12 stories up a sheer cliff face.

Enjoy the quaint towns and rainforests on your way to the majestic Kohala Mountains, where you will come face - to - face with towering 2500 ′ waterfalls and sheer cliff faces that make these the most spectacular valleys in Hawaii.

There, you will come face - to - face with towering 2500 - foot waterfalls and sheer cliff faces.

This lookout is the second highest point on the island and drops off to sheer cliff faces, revealing an excellent panoramic view of the main resort area, marina village and surrounding islands.

Another must - see is the astonishing Hanging Temple, a crumbling wooden structure that hangs precariously to a sheer cliff face.

When the tide is right, hidden sea - caves emerge offering access to secret tidal lagoons that are open to the elements, yet hidden from the outside world by the sheer cliff faces on all sides.

Coming up was a view of Bat Hill, two sheer adjoining cliff faces that look like the wings of a bat; the first of many named limestone peaks or sheer cliff faces (some 300 - meters high) on our boat trip down the Li River.

Sticking to fjords, the sheer cliff faces and gushing waterfalls sitting below glacier caps offer what I think is up there with the worlds most beautiful of views.

The steps are carved into a sheer cliff face and carry you all the way down to the beach which is simply an amazing place to be.

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.

This aqueduct once transported water across a sheer cliff face high above the Silque River.