Although there is no cliff at the site where his body was found there is a very steep rocky embankment-which would have been fatal in the dark.

Although the island is not particularly large, it is geographically varied, with high, steep mountains rising abruptly from low-lying coastal plains.

Although he stopped running actively, he got plenty of exercise pushing heavy carts up the steep slopes in Turku.

Although glam rock went into a steep decline in popularity in the second half of the 1970s it was a direct influence on acts that rose to prominence later, including Kiss and American glam metal acts like Quiet Riot, W. A. S. P., Twisted Sister and Mötley Crüe.

Although it is difficult to regulate pressure on steep slopes, pressure compensating emitters are available, so the field does not have to be level.

Although the passes through the Sangre de Cristo had proven too steep for a railroad, Frémont pressed on.

Although it is a dry region, the large area of these domes collects a lot of rainwater, which runs off in steep waterfalls during rain.

Although the factory partially reopened in 1932, it could not recover from the effects of the Great Depression and a steep downturn in Southern California construction projects.

Although intended for off-road use, Cross Country mountain bikes with their emphasis on lightweight construction are not designed for use on the most steep or severe terrain.

Although the river slowly eroded the land over this period of time, the most drastic changes took place at the end of the last Ice Age when the Missoula Floods cut the steep, dramatic walls that exist around Wishram today.

Although the aircraft could still " dive " on their targets, they were no longer optimized for steep diving attacks at the expense of other capabilities as had been the case.

Although the large ranch already had a Victorian mansion, the location selected for Hearst Castle was undeveloped, atop a steep hill whose ascent was a dirt path accessible only by foot or on horseback over five miles ( 8 km ) of cutbacks.

Although there is no cliff at the site where his body was found there is a very steep rocky embankment-which would have been fatal in the dark.

Although none of the mountains reach even, there is so much steep land as to make much of the region very difficult to traverse, especially during the wet season when even sealed roads are often flooded.

Although the original trail no longer exists, there is still a steep stairway down to the base of the lower falls that is called Uncle Tom's Trail.

Although it draws hikers throughout the year, and skiers throughout the winter, it is best known for the many " spring skiers " who ascend it on foot and ski down the steep slope from early April into July.

Although archaeological evidence indicates that the Dorset were in steep decline when the Thule arrived, conflicts with the Inuit would have hastened that decline.

Although the steep sides of the plateau make it difficult to access, it was the first recorded major tepui to be climbed: Sir Everard im Thurn walked up a forested ramp in December 1884 to scale the plateau.

Although this was not one of the recommendations of the Board of Trade report, it became the practice for steep inclines to be fitted with runaway catchpoints so that runaway vehicles would be derailed and stopped before they had a chance to collide with following trains.

Although not high, the hills are steep in many places and almost completely covered by forest.

Although Visi On was never popular ( as it had steep minimum system requirements for its day ), it was a notable influence on the later development of Microsoft Windows.

Although a common technique of discarding a short ( 30 – to 60-second ) steep is believed to reduce caffeine content in a subsequent brew by 80 – 90 %, research suggests that a five-minute steep yields up to 70 % of the caffeine, and a second steep has one-third the caffeine of the first ( about 23 % of the total caffeine in the leaves ).

Although there are earlier descriptions of an island in the Sunda Strait with a " pointed mountain ," the earliest mention of Krakatoa by name in the western world was on a 1611 map by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, who labelled the island " Pulo Carcata " ( pulo is the Sundanese word for " island ").

Although Quimper's journal of the voyage does not refer to the mountain, one of Haro's manuscript charts includes a sketch of Mount Baker.

Although Hannibal surprised the Romans and thoroughly beat them on the battlefields of Italy, he lost his only siege engines and most of his elephants to the cold temperatures and icy mountain paths.

Although they are not mentioned by Homer, in a fragment of Hesiod's works they are called brothers of the mountain nymphs and Kuretes, strongly connected with the cult of Dionysus.

Although Mount St. Helens is in Skamania County, Washington, access routes to the mountain run through Cowlitz County to the west.

Although the national parks contain some of New Zealand's most beautiful scenery, the first few established were all focused on mountain scenery.

Although the story follows the same general storyline, there are some changes: the film shows Dr. No to be an operative of SPECTRE and his island fortress is nuclear powered ; No is killed not by the mountain of guano, but by drowning in reactor coolant.

Although the money bin is a twelve-story skyscraper and vault ( filled with " three cubic acres " of money ), on various occasions it has been pulled around by a tractor, lifted to the top of a mountain, stolen by aliens from the bottom of the ocean, and blasted open with a cannon.

Although the summit of this mountain rests within the town of Mount Washington, its southern slope is located in Connecticut and is that state's highest elevation.

Although winter sport in the Harz does not have the significance of other mountain areas, such as the Thuringian Forest, Ore Mountains, Black Forest or even the Alps, there are plenty of winter sport facilities.

Although the mountains are volcanic in origin, Mount Pinatubo is the only active volcano in the mountain range.

Although the mountain has recovered to the degree that its landscape appears natural, Mount Monadnock is an example of a mountain which has an artificial tree line, occurring well below the climatic tree line of similar mountains in the region.

Although the Spessart forms a roughly circular mountain range, its main ridge extends from the southwest to the northeast.

Although Xerxes ' army was vast the defending Greeks were able to hold their ground for days by using a narrow mountain pass to slow the Persian advance.

Although the rocks in Banff Park were laid down as sediments between ~ 600 Ma to ~ 175 Ma, the main period of mountain building occurred between 80 – 120 million years ago, as a result of the shortening and deformation of the ancient continental shelf as exotic island terranes collided and were accreted onto the continent's margin.

Although they eventually reach Amber, their forces have dwindled and they barely fight their way up Kolvir, the mountain on which the Castle of Amber is situated.

Although a declared a Natural Park, the current climbing trails are littered with rubbish by irresponsible climbers, opening paths for soil erosion across the already denuded mountain sides.

Although the travel time for the muons from the top of the mountain to the base is several muon half-lives, the muon sample at the base was only moderately reduced.

Although it has an elevation of 1700 – 1800 metres above sea-level, it appears low because of the average height of the surrounding mountain plateau.

Although much of the region is relatively low-lying it also includes part of the Sudetes mountain range running along the Polish / Czech border.

Although Mammoth is physically closer to San Francisco and central valley cities than Los Angeles, mountain passes along the Sierra crest are closed after the first major snowfall, and this lack of a trans-Sierra travel route creates an unusually long drive to Mammoth from the Bay Area and most of Northern California.

" Although Stevenson placed an artillery battery on the crest of the mountain, the guns could not be depressed enough to reach the bench, which was accessible from numerous trails on the west side of the mountain.