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Grossglockner

American  
[grohs-glok-ner] / ˈgroʊsˌglɒk nər /

noun

  1. a mountain in S Austria: highest peak in the Hohe Tauern range. 12,457 feet (3,799 meters).


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Though mountaineers have been watching the Grossglockner case, they're not sure yet what effects it will have.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

One Austrian climber told us that in harsh conditions, climbing Grossglockner "can feel like fighting to survive".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Kerstin G died of hypothermia on a mountain climbing trip to the Grossglockner that went horribly wrong.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Steve Knowlton covered a course on the Grossglockner in Austria in June 1945, in 55 seconds for nearly a mile, to win the downhill race conducted by the Tenth Mountain Division.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oswald says he won't stay here, it's much too dull, he is going for a walking tour through the Alps, to Grossglockner, and then to the Karawanken.

From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden

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