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Coire

British  
/ kwar /

noun

  1. the French name for Chur

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Four of the dogs were rescued after they fell through the cornice, but Aggie could not be found after landing in Coire Toll Mhor, a large hollow below the summit.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team was also called out to an avalanche at Central Gully in Coire an t-Sneachda.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

They then carried the climber on a stretcher to the team's off-road vehicle in Coire Cas before returning safely to the Cairngorms MRT base by 22:30.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team said the climber was able to "self rescue" to the floor of Coire an t-Sneachda, where he met rescuers.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2021

He was educated at Innsbruck and Prague, became a priest, and settled at Coire, the capital of the Swiss canton of Grisons.

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