There are stark deserts, high peaks, endless sand dunes, broad rivers, and every sort of stunning natural beauty.
Mountain rescuers warned walkers to think twice before heading up high peaks in bad weather after two separate incidents on Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons at the weekend.
It is contrary to the Peak Park's policies on visual intrusion and raises questions about the commitment of the High Peaks to protecting the landscape quality of the area.
Hiking among the high peaks and mossy forests is the main activity on Yakushima, but the island is also home to some excellent coastal onsen and a few sandy beaches.
It is certainly fair to expect some near-term contraction in profits especially after coming off decade-high peaks, but I think investors are foolish to expect that contraction to be permanent.
The guarantors' package unwrapped last week in essence leaves Peru with what it has long claimed and held, confirming that the frontier lies along the high peaks of the Condor range.
The Annapurna Circuit features several famous Himalayan high peaks including Manaslu, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, II, III and IV, with Annapurna I towering at 8, 091 metres as the 10th highest peak in the world.
The helicopters were going back and forth, ferrying snow from the high peaks in the Alps down to naked ski slopes so that the World Cup ski racers would have something to shush on besides bare rock.
Sales of new and existing homes have been falling steadily since the high sales peaks set in mid-2005.
The cost comes down to how high the peaks are, not how many bits are transferred over the course of the month.
Like Halong Bay on high, karst peaks protrude from the top of rolling mountains and secluded villages are home to a colourful mosaic of ethnic minorities.
Peaks that high may never be scaled again, Ms Bradbury points out.
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Three basaltic peaks soared high above the lush forests, the surrounding water a milky dark green hue due to the volcanic sand below.
Paragliding is another popular way to enjoy the mountains, as the glacial peaks offer high altitude jumping off points with strong winds, giving pilots plenty of air time to enjoy the view of patchwork valleys below.
Admittedly, at this point, the ratio was not very high with respect to previous peaks, which might provide a clue as to why the ensuing correction was more modest than prior pullbacks.
With farm incomes high and commodity prices at record peaks, this season looked ripe for reform.
Volumes are carrying on at a very high level, not up to the peaks of last year, but still amazing compared to a few years ago.
The question, of course, is what happens when it picks up, as it surely will (a risk-appetite index compiled by CSFB is almost as high as it was at previous market peaks).
Along the south coast, 1, 120m-high Precipitous Bluff is one of the lowest peaks on the list, but conditions are so notoriously bleak year round that the mountain consistently foils hopeful summiteers.
Upon reaching the top, you emerge from the trees onto a small rocky clearing looking directly onto a long dragons-back-like range of grey snow-capped peaks: the imposing 5, 600m-high Jade Dragon.
Analysts point out that the company is not particularly competitive in the pickup and SUV markets, which are still important high margin vehicles even with unit volumes well below the peaks of a few years ago.
Oil prices are somewhat down from their recent peaks, and oil price volatility is off the high levels of the last half-dozen years.
He then plans to sit out an expected patch of bad weather in a high-altitude camp before going on to the final two peaks.
In truth, the Tories had entered a pattern of decline from a high point in the 1950s, with sporadic mini-revivals - although successive peaks mostly tended to be lower than the last.
It is a single-lane, pot-holed highway winding perilously around peaks up to 5, 000 metres (16, 000 feet) high.
To the west are the saw-edges of glacier-encrusted rock and ice, serrated by more than 30 jagged peaks heavy with snow, the highest of which is 6, 768m-high Huascaran, the tallest mountain in the tropics.
But in recent years the normal rules about cyclical peaks and troughs seem to have been suspended, as sales have stayed at a high level.
But the end result, devotees say, is worth it: nine spacious suites with heated floors and high ceilings and verdant 150-year-old vineyards surrounded by a view of snow-capped mountain peaks.
"We see a stabilizing trend in the ultra-luxury segment, as high-net-worth buyers pursue the very best properties at opportunistic price points, " says Bill Fandel of Peaks Real Estate Sotheby's International Realty, who handled the sale of the Bootjack Ranch, via an e-mail.
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