81. Canadian commandos were deployed in the high mountains which overlook the valley. 82. Drivers have encountered heavy snow in the high mountain passes but all the trucks have gotten through. 83. Escaping would mean traveling through a dense forest and over high mountain ridges, probably either on foot or on a horse or donkey. 84. He said the intensity of ground fighting was winding down as remaining al-Qaida and Taliban members withdraw to remote caves in the high mountains. 85. However, the intensity of ground fighting was winding down as remaining al-Qaida and Taliban members withdraw to remote caves in the high mountains. 86. Its few helicopters were small and incapable of flying at high mountain altitudes. 87. Maj. Gen. Alexander Popov was prepared for the high mountains, bitter cold and blistering heat. 88. Much of the country is covered by high mountains. 89. Occasionally, villagers report seeing the foreigners in the high mountain area, but these sightings have never been confirmed. 90. Rescuers said snowdrifts caused by gusting winds on deep-frozen ground at high mountain altitudes helped build up avalanches, but most were triggered by skiers themselves. |