Ortles

British

/ ˈɔrtles /

plural noun

Also called: Ortler. a range of the Alps in N Italy. Highest peak: 3899 m (12 792 ft)

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RM: I own two – I built Ortles at Sulden, and I bought my castle at Juval for $15,000.

From Forbes

Ortles, underground near a big glacier snow mountain, is where I tell about ice, and only through a crevice can you see summits of the glaciers.

From Forbes

Merkel, a keen hiker who shuns exotic holiday destinations, was introduced to this village, population 350, at the foot of the majestic Ortles glacier by Italy's best-known living climber, Reinhold Messner, over dinner in Berlin in 2004.

From Reuters

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