Word: plateauing
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...Trekkers, though, are scrupulously monitored. Much of Sikkim is forbidden to foreigners, and access to the rest is governed by permits. Our trek was a seven-day slog toward the Goecha La plateau to see the sun rise on the world's third highest mountain: the mighty, 8,586-meter Kanchenjunga. Apart from a guide, it required three permits. But even if it wasn't illegal, wandering alone is a brow-furrowing prospect, for trails quickly extend beyond the reach of telephones. Dialing air rescue in emergencies is not an option, which is why, by the time we started, staff...
...Then it was up to a wide, boulder-strewn plateau-Goecha La. Peaks once distant now towered over us. Ahead was the primordial bulk of Kanchenjunga, glowing bluish at first, then a soft pink. A curtain of cloud swept across its face, and for a moment its peak was just visible before disappearing again...
Although the album has its high points—such as the mellow Smashing Pumpkins-esque “Puppet Master,” it mostly occupies a low plateau. The instrumentation is often too bare for the songs, barring them from getting anywhere. Roadie and Kyle’s vocals are often lacking as well, clearly straining on high and midrange notes alike. Their occasional feeble attempts at harmony only worsen the effect. Finally, the occasional extended jams (as in “T.V.”) sound frantic and gratuitous, like Phish at their worst...
...Looping through lush, lowland villages, fragrant pine forests, the austere pastures of the Tibetan plateau and over one of the world's highest trekking passes, the Annapurna trail is dotted with charming teahouses and pretty stone hamlets, which means you will rarely walk for more than an hour before you find a place to pause for a cuppa or a rest room. And the plentiful lodges offer comfortable beds, hearty meals, a steady supply of chocolate bars and, most surprisingly, hot showers...
...what caused the warming or how Antarctica responded. One group argues that during this time significant expanses of the White Continent were not merely ice free but covered with low-lying, tundra-type vegetation. But Marchant and his colleagues contend that the vast ice sheet that covers the Antarctic plateau rode out the temperature rise unperturbed...