It just shows you how difficult it is to reach that high of a plateau.

'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau.

The plateau of Mexico is 8,000 feet high, and that of Puebla 9,000 feet.

We've been climbing this mountain. We reached the top in 2005 and now we're on a very high plateau.

Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.

Home sales are coming down from the mountain peak, but they will level out at a high plateau -- a plateau that is higher than previous peaks in the housing cycle. This transition to a more normal and balanced market is a good thing.