Weisshorn


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Weisshorn

(ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn)
n
(Placename) a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4505 m (14 781 ft)
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Weiss•horn

(ˈvaɪsˌhɔrn)

n.
a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 ft. (4512 m).
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Noun 1. [画像:Weisshorn - a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)]Weisshorn - a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
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Girdlestone had had his usual summer holiday in the Alps, and had spent it in his usual way, hunting for unique chances to break his neck; his vacation was over, and his luggage packed for England, but all of a sudden a hunger had come upon him to climb the tremendous Weisshorn once more, for he had heard of a new and utterly impossible route up it.
A famous climber, of that sex, had attempted the Weisshorn a few days before our arrival, and she and her guides had lost their way in a snow-storm high up among the peaks and glaciers and been forced to wander around a good while before they could find a way down.
Sunny side up Up early the next morning to catch the first 8:20am gondola to Mount Weisshorn, it's just as well our apres ski the night before wasn't too wild.
TWIN PEAKS; Take in panoramic moutainous views, enjoy fantastic slopes and wonderful food in two beautiful Swiss resorts three minutes apart linked by cable car
It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1,500m above sea level, allowing a good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn.
Football team attends training camp
There is the beauty of climbing out of Zermatt on the Gornergrat Bahn to the Rotenboden Station and then striding out with majestic 13,123ft high snow-capped peaks in all directions, including the Breithorn, Dufourspitze, Weisshorn, and the Matterhorn.
SUMMIT TO CELEBRATE; Crampons, crevasses and chocolate cakes... Simon Bird goes on a hiking trip high in the Swiss Alps
The common room is beautifully modest, offering a fabulous view of Weisshorn, Monte Rosa and the entire Mischabel range--approximately a dozen 4,000-metre peaks.
A room with a view

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