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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.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Eiger also posted footage of a different angle that more clearly shows the boxes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Walk in the shadow of the nation’s trio of iconic peaks, Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

From National Geographic • Apr. 18, 2023

The scientists behind the Eiger drug envisioned a clever workaround.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Our relationship remained rocky for two or three years after my failed attempt on the Eiger, but the marriage somehow survived that rough patch.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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