; < span id =" dulfersitz "> Dulfersitz </ span >: A method of rappelling, without mechanical tools, where the uphill rope is straddled by the climber then looped around a hip, across the chest, over the opposite ( weak ) shoulder, and held with the downhill ( strong ) hand to adjust the shoulder friction and thus the descending speed.

Laurie Skreslet, a very strong mountain climber, went to climb in Nepal in 1982, reaching the summit of Mount Everest ( 29, 028 ft. above sea level ) in October of that year.

An adept climber and strong team rider, he was one of Lance Armstrong's lieutenants in the Tour de France and other races.

He looked disapprovingly at an ash tray piled high with cigarette stubs, shook his head, and moved his hand back and forth in a strong negative gesture.

This involves the application of a strong magnetic field to the radical vapor, which shifts the low-frequency spectra to a conveniently high microwave range, where they may be measured with optimum sensitivity.

Armenia's unemployment rate, however, remains high, despite strong economic growth.

Characters with high psyche are presented as having strong telepathic abilities, being able to hypnotise and even mentally dominate any character with lesser psyche with whom they can make eye-contact.

Other parts of the world developed other names for the high citadel or alcázar, which often reinforced a naturally strong site.

He was described as vicious, fearless, strong and powerful but also with a very high level of combat intelligence.

Among other things, the high achievement in this area of excellence points to consistently strong advising and support, a logical outcome of Barrett ( Arizona State University's honor college ) investing more in honors staff than any other honors program that " Public University Honors reviewed.

Contact adhesives are used in strong bonds with high shear-resistance like laminates, such as bonding Formica to a wooden counter, and in footwear, as in attaching outsoles to uppers.

Among the natives, though Corsican nationalism is strong, and feeling often runs high in favour of a union with Italy, loyalty to France, as evidenced by elections, remains stronger.

Since Lavoisier's knowledge of strong acids was mainly restricted to oxoacids, such as ( nitric acid ) and ( sulphuric acid ), which tend to contain central atoms in high oxidation states surrounded by oxygen, and since he was not aware of the true composition of the hydrohalic acids ( HF, HCl, HBr, and HI ), he defined acids in terms of their containing oxygen, which in fact he named from Greek words meaning " acid-former " ( from the Greek οξυς ( oxys ) meaning " acid " or " sharp " and γεινομαι ( geinomai ) meaning " engender ").

The resultant deflection means that in these regions of high curvature, atomic terraces are belied by a strong anisotropy in the detection density.

Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton.

Despite the party's weaknesses, Sinclair gained a high profile as he sought to recall the Midlothian Campaign and once more revitalise the Liberals as the party of a strong foreign policy.

Due to its proximity to the Sahara, most of the Cape Verde islands are dry, but on islands with high mountains and farther away from the coast, by orography, the humidity is much higher, giving a rainforest habitat, very degraded by the strong human presence.

Today, maintaining strong plot and character continuity is also a high priority for many writers of long-running television series.

Ionic bonds are strong ( and thus ionic substances require high temperatures to melt ) but also brittle, since the forces between ions are short-range, and do not easily bridge cracks and fractures.

Diamond's very high scratch resistance and thermal conductivity, combined with a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than Pyrex glass, a coefficient of friction close to that of Teflon ( Polytetrafluoroethylene ) and strong lipophilicity would make it a nearly ideal non-stick coating for cookware if large substrate areas could be coated economically.

On the contrary, many ions with high oxidation numbers, such as,,,, ) can gain one or two extra electrons and are strong oxidizing agents.

The latter have high electron density and enter nucleophilic aromatic substitution only with very strong electron withdrawing groups.

Her prominent, protagonist role in Heroes was supported by a strong fan-base and provided a positive image for high school cheerleading.

In the wake of John Byrne's reboot of Superman continuity in The Man of Steel, many traditional aspects of Clark Kent were dropped in favor of giving him a more aggressive and extroverted personality ( although not as strong as Lois ), including such aspects as making Clark a top football player in high school, along with being a successful author and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

* Keeping peripherals on-chip also reduces power consumption as external GPIO ports typically require buffering so that they can source or sink the relatively high current loads that are required to maintain a strong signal outside of the chip.

Although Canada is internationally a fairly strong country in diving, the vast majority of Canadian high schools and universities do not have diving teams, and many Canadian divers accept athletic scholarships from American colleges.

Gabon's oil revenues have given it a strong per capita GDP of more than $ 10, 000, extremely high for the region.

A Grand Unified Theory, ( GUT ), is a model in particle physics in which at high energy, the three gauge interactions of the Standard Model which define the electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions, are merged into one single interaction characterized by one larger gauge symmetry and thus one unified coupling constant.

It said the Fathers saw foreshadowings of Mary's " wondrous abundance of divine gifts and original innocence " " in that ark of Noah, which was built by divine command and escaped entirely safe and sound from the common shipwreck of the whole world ; in the ladder which Jacob saw reaching from the earth to heaven, by whose rungs the angels of God ascended and descended, and on whose top the Lord himself leaned ; in that bush which Moses saw in the holy place burning on all sides, which was not consumed or injured in any way but grew green and blossomed beautifully ; in that impregnable tower before the enemy, from which hung a thousand bucklers and all the armor of the strong ; in that garden enclosed on all sides, which cannot be violated or corrupted by any deceitful plots ; in that resplendent city of God, which has its foundations on the holy mountains ; in that most august temple of God, which, radiant with divine splendours, is full of the glory of God ; and in very many other biblical types of this kind.

He then advanced to the mountains of Mokha where he encountered a 30, 000 strong Solomonic army.

* Verses in RV 6. 61 indicate that the Sarasvati river originated in the hills or mountains ( giri ), where she " burst with her strong waves the ridges of the hills ( giri )".

In the thirteenth century they made a stout resistance to the Mongol conquerors, and though driven into the mountains they long continued their forays on the tracts subjected to the Tartar dynasty that settled on the Wolga, so that the Mongols had to maintain posts with strong garrisons to keep them in check.

The strong wind that comes from the mountains toward the Gulf of Salerno makes the city very windy ( mainly in winter ).

In the north, artists such as Jing Hao, Li Cheng, Fan Kuan, and Guo Xi painted pictures of towering mountains, using strong black lines, ink wash, and sharp, dotted brushstrokes to suggest rough stone.

Tourism related to history and art is also strong, as the region contains the historic cities of Carcassonne, Toulouse, Montpellier, countless Roman monuments ( such as the Roman arenas in Nîmes ), medieval abbeys, Romanesque churches, and old castles ( such as the ruined Cathar castles in the mountains of Corbières, testimony of the bloody Albigensian Crusade ).

* Iva, the name of a tree which grows on mountains, and means strong ( strong person ).

Although the surface is uneven and bounded by mountains, farmers found the soil " strong and deep.

Samson was said to be so strong that he could uplift two mountains and rub them together like two clods of earth, yet his superhuman strength, like Goliath's, brought woe upon its possessor.

The concept of tapu ( meaning taboo or sacred ) is also a strong force in Māori culture, applied to objects, people, or even mountains.

In the north, artists such as Jing Hao, Li Cheng, Fan Kuan, and Guo Xi painted pictures of towering mountains, using strong black lines, ink wash, and sharp, dotted brushstrokes to suggest rough stone.

This provides a strong base for ecotourism in the area, as there are beautiful forests, hills and mountains and fresh air.

Some BSAA pilots, however, have expressed scepticism at this theory ; convinced that Cook would not have started his descent without a positive indication that he had crossed the mountains, they have suggested that strong winds may have brought down the craft in some other way.

These aggressive cousins drove the more reclusive Western Grays back into the mountains, where competition was not so strong.

In this case, their strong cultural differences from other Hungarians stem from centuries of relative isolation in the mountains.

There is a strong rain shadow effect to the south side of the mountains.

But the ancient race of the northern mountains were the greatest of all birds ; they were proud and strong and noble-hearted.

On coasts and isolated mountains the tree line is often much lower than in corresponding altitudes inland and in larger, more complex mountain systems, because strong winds reduce tree growth.

Deemed one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, Komi Republic is home to Manpupuner ( Man-Pupu-Nyer ), a mysterious site in the northern Ural mountains, in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District, made out of seven rock towers bursting out of the flat plateau known as the “ 7 strong men “.

The controversy over the name of the Cairngorms is representative of other controversies surrounding these mountains, which have the capacity to produce strong reactions in people who regard the mountains with affection.