| Below the snowline the slopes are generally great stretches of bare red and grey rocks, broken by alpine meadows. |
| Shrinkage of glaciers and ascension of the snowline have led to fewer sources of water for over 40 rivers originating from Mount Qilian. |
| Leaving Alex to study for his biology degree, we walked out into the swirling mists and up the steep slopes of volcanic scree towards the snowline. |
| Before us, at Kongdori, is great Apparwat, its snowline just a climb away, and we can see children sledding in the snow at some distance. |
| His interest was in linking existing walking tracks together and using them to traverse the South Island below the snowline. |
| Some are so resistant to frost that they can grow on, or very near, the snowline. |
