upper reaches
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The experienced Hillary Dawa Sherpa vanished on the upper reaches of the world's highest mountain early on May 30.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Baldy changes after a winter storm, when the upper reaches are blanketed in snow and ice and a slip in the wrong place can lead to a catastrophic, unstoppable fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The trust's data does not go far enough back to record exactly when salmon were last spotted in the river's upper reaches - but it believes the last sighting was more than a century ago.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Starting in 2018, the research team carried out extensive field surveys in the upper reaches of the Dadu River.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025
But in the crucible of the moment, another quite plausible definition of leadership was circulating in the upper reaches of the government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
