near-vertical

I clawed and scrambled up the near-vertical slope on Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, Ireland.

Patty Hodapp: 2,507 Feet Above Ireland: A St. Paddy's Climb up Croagh Patrick Patty Hodapp 2011

Even on Ares-I, the 'unzip' would still liberate a large amount of incandescent SRM fuel outwards and upwards (even if the AIUS prevented vertical/near-vertical dispersion) that the Orion would have to descend through.

Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch 2009

Personally, I thought the flying, near-vertical blonde-haired blackdawg wuz the best.

Gun Dog Photo Contest: And the Winner Is... 2010

Mr. Zeman said gold's rally had become a near-vertical climb in recent weeks that was "clearly unsustainable."

Gold Ends Higher Amid Uncertainty Tatyana Shumsky 2011

So I thought I would defend my honour by pointing out that last spring we worked a near-vertical high-lead block that was frankly worse than the one currently in play.

hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » No High-Lead After All 2009

Personally, I thought the flying, near-vertical blonde-haired blackdawg wuz the best.

Gun Dog Photo Contest: And the Winner Is... 2010

Trees had anchored themselves in thin soil, their roots a twisting labyrinth underfoot, and it had been a struggle for Taro and the others to climb through this near-vertical forest and reach the bowl-shaped clearing in which they now found themselves.

Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010

The superior Posada on the Rim is built, literally, overhanging the near-vertical canyon wall.

Mexico's Copper Canyon 2008

To see out of the groughs you have to scramble up the near-vertical peat walls.

Archive 2010-07-01 Carla 2010

The results of inaction are clear: The Great Recession is pushing children into near-vertical decline and with them their future high school graduation rates and their job prospects.

J.B. Pritzker: The Children of the Great Recession 2010