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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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According to data from the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety published in Austrian newspaper Der Standard, 29 people have died on Grossglockner in the past 20 years.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

His girlfriend, Kerstin G, died of hypothermia during a climbing trip on the Grossglockner mountain in January 2025.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Austria's Grossglockner, a formidable peak once noted for its splendid isolation, is attacked daily by up to 200 excursionists, most of them aided by ropes and guides.

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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