Eiger

British

/ ˈaiɡər /

noun

a mountain in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. Height: 3970 m (13 025 ft)

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A rescue mission is under way to reach several people buried in an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, local police say.

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The north face of the Eiger is famous among mountaineers and it has a reputation as one of the world's most challenging climbs.

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Just half an hour's drive from my house in Bern is a ski resort once so popular it was dubbed "Little Grindelwald", after its more famous Alpine near-neighbour at the foot of the Eiger.

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Mr Roche was midway through a two-week camping and hiking trip when he lost contact on the Eiger Trail.

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His last picture was sent from about halfway down the Eiger Trail, a popular walking route, on the afternoon of 22 June.

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