The way down is even more difficult, with exhaustion and a slippery descent fueling a creeping sense of anxiety, he said.

Somehow he lifted her, cradled her in his arms, began the steep slippery descent.

A slippery descent of the Col du Stockeu in Spa led to dozens of riders from nearly every team crashing.

Caldron Linn is about a mile below Rumbling Bridge, and can be accessed through fields by Powmill, with a 150 ft slippery descent to reach it.

He could walk, but the slippery descent had hurt.

We don't like: Very steep and slippery off-road descents could be tricky.

As they began the steep and slippery descent, heedless of their own safety, the angry roar of the bikes below drowned their futile shouts.

Our brief but interesting tour completed we returned to the landing place, negotiating the slippery descent with caution.

(The Martel Trail has its own challenges, including slippery descents and long tunnels that require flashlights.)

Mr. Artin used his hands, but he produced growls, groans and ominously slippery descents into nether regions that added distinctive flavor to his solos.