The steeper the slope the more the toes must face downhill, and the steepest slopes climbed using this technique would be ascended backwards.

They have to be lightweight because competitors need to carry their bicycle to overcome barriers or slopes too steep to climb in the saddle.

Behind him, the trail was fully blocked, and, to the sides, the slopes climbed and dropped too abruptly for him to flee.

The site, where the northern slope of the Erzgebirge climbs toward Czechoslovakia, was chosen for its history as a source of radioactive ores.

Behind them a wooded slope climbed to meet the lower slopes of the great range.

Long slopes they climbed, dark, hard-edged against the sky already red with sunset.

The slopes were very steep and climbing them was very difficult and extremely tiring for me.

About 40,000 other visitors climb at least the lower slopes of dozens of lesser mountains known as trekking peaks.

Towards the south, the slope of the Klopfberg climbs steeply to 380 m above sea level.

Heather's receding figure, dwindling as it climbed the pine-bound slope, twitched once more on the invisible line that trailed between them.