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
Her efforts to elevate Diogenes into the upper reaches of the Greek intellectual pantheon are ingenious but ultimately unconvincing and, at times, misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
“Love Me Not,” which is still hanging out in the upper reaches of the Hot 100, is from Lenae’s sophomore album, “Bird’s Eye,” which came out in August 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 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
Descending from Camp Four after the storm, at 25,000 feet, Krakauer turned to look back at the upper reaches of the peak, where his friends Hall, Harris, Hansen, and Fischer had lost their lives.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
