Sentences with phrase «steep climb takes»

A short but steep climb takes you to the access road to Sausalito.

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Harvey Brooks suggests that living with technology is like climbing a mountain which narrows to a knife - edge as the top is reached.27 Each step takes us higher, but the precipices on either side become steeper.

In the time it took for me to say hi to my friend at the playground, my 2.5 year old scaled a steep hill and was halfway up a ladder to a climbing structure intended for kids three times his...

This sustained contact means that the μTUM design can take advantage of the constant adhesion and frictional forces between itself and the surface below it to climb steep inclined terrains.»

The script is bad, the plot is ridiculous, the drama is flat and even the big - budget action sequences that take us snowboarding on vertiginous slopes, rock climbing up steep granite faces and big wave riding in the middle of the ocean fail to quicken the heart beat.

Rory Kennedy's documentary, Take Every Wave, shows Hamilton pushing himself hard, climbing waves as steep as mountains at heights no one dared to reach.

Our six - hour tour takes us from Lucerne to Geneva and includes a challenging mix of city traffic, autobahn, back roads, and steep climbs and descents.

At select locations, Toyota invited showgoers to take part in the Tacoma Off - Road Challenge, a purpose - built off - road course with a steep - hill climb, muddy ditches, off - camber situations, and other obstacles.

It takes a leap of faith to trust the vehicle when you're climbing and see nothing but sky until you crest a steep, rocky incline and point seemingly straight down.

From unpaved tracks to rock climbing or from steep serpentine roads to a snow - bound ski lodge — the new E-Class All - Terrain takes routes where conventional estates often have to turn back and call it a day.

There's Chevrolet's usual electronically - imposed first - to - fourth gear shift if the sensors think you don't need the higher revs of second, and this was occasionally annoying, when, say, the sensors had no way of taking into account a steep SF hill we were about to climb.

Arrowmarine Villa is a well designed space for a family; steps to the beach are too steep to really take advantage of although our sons did the climb daily to snorkle; car is essential; landscaping is impressive and view towards the water is amazing.

A steep climb over them takes you through dramatically changing scenery: in no time, the sun - drenched vineyards have given way to cool but humid mountain tracks and densely forested peaks.

From here follow the coast line around South Bay taking in a steep climb before enjoying the descent back to the coast and the swimming beach of Aquatic Park.

Machu Picchu Mountain has the least steep path, the climb takes 3 hours about depending on the pace of the person.

After climbing the 227 steep steps to the top, take in the majestic views of Baltimore.

This takes you as far as Kleine Scheidegg, where you get the final, shiny, square, red number on a rack railway specially engineered for the steepest part of the climb, which whisks you all the way up to Europe's highest train station: Jungfraujoch.

It takes about 20 minutes to climb up through the steep rocks, pass through narrow passages and on a hot humid day that can seem longer.

Feel free to travel a few easy trails or take a steep climb to the lookout for Iao Needle.

Continue along Empire Bay Drive, passing through the suburb of Bensville before taking a left onto Wards Hill Road, which climbs a steep hill before joining The Scenic Road.

and the steep climb, I recommend taking a car, particularly if you have kids.

From Shelly Beach Carpark you have the option of taking the beautiful walk down to the Elliot River mouth and a fairly steep climb up the Elliot River Track to reach the Elliot Ridge Great Ocean Walk Campsite.

It takes 45 minutes to reach the top and 45 minutes back down it is quite steep, we highly recommend climb in the second group which is at 10 am and so much better views.

A moderately steep 250 metre climb takes you to Nadab Lookout, a rocky outlook that provides superb views across the floodplains.

With HotDocs and A2J, you can get started somewhat quickly, but the graphical interface can only take you a short way before you run into its limitations and must climb that same steep hill.

The phrase «steep learning curve» means to describe a particular plot on a graph where the x axis measures time and the y axis measures the degree of learning acquired; in such a setup, a steep curve means that a lot of learning takes place rapidly, exactly opposite to the meaning that most people give it, they presumably seeing it in the context of climbing, where steepness is difficult and is conquered only slowly.