switchback's Usage Examples:

The lateral of the switchback was longer than it appeared and by the time he reached the spot below where the cyclist had stood, the other biker was long out of sight.

A series of tight, steep switchbacks known as the Cathedral Stairs eventually descended a break in the cliffs.

After a switchback, they crossed the bridge over a deep gorge, the location of Ouray's now-melted ice climbing park where David Dean had almost lost his life the prior winter.

He was still above the timberline, devoid of any trees that would impair visibility so it was clear enough to follow the road with its many switchbacks and curves traversing the mountain below him, a black line clinging to the side of the cliff like a pen­cil drawing.

Switchback >>The lateral of the switchback was longer than it appeared and by the time he reached the spot below where the cyclist had stood, the other biker was long out of sight.

Of course very tight climbing switchbacks on the way up means very tight descending switchbacks on the way back to the bike dismount area !Composed of about 95% singletrack our rides vary from fast technical switchbacks through rock gardens to high alpine 5-hour long descents.

Ed climbed the hill and sure-footed it through the switchbacks to the point where she had to continue on foot.

"Nothing like a good storm to wake you up," the old man observed as he maneuvered around a tight switchback.

She led the way up the side of the mountain, following a switchback trail above a twenty-foot bluff.

switchback tracks across the dusty dunes.

He was re-zipping his front bag when he glanced down at a biker a switchback below him pulling off a jersey and donning a bright yellow jacket.

Of course very tight climbing switchbacks on the way up means very tight descending switchbacks on the way up means very tight descending switchbacks on the way back to the bike dismount area!I rode it six days prior to the race and was amazed at the very tight climbing switchbacks.