A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
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eiger
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for eiger.
Editorial note
Another is Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father By John Harlin III.
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Quick take
A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
Meaning at a glance
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A mountain in Greenland.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for eiger.
noun
A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
noun
A mountain in Greenland.
Example sentences
Another is Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father By John Harlin III.
But the barrier to entry is like the north face of the Eiger sometimes.
His father died attempting a route on the Eiger when he was a kid.
Yes, I hate when I'm halfway up the north face of the Eiger and my map just shows a spider.
Every time I imagine climbing the Eiger in hobnail books, my palms sweat.
The truly burning question I'm left with after reading TFA is: How much extra radiation does the RPi-eiger counter introduce to the scene?
Trevanian had an anecdote in shibumi about how he had to remove the description of a museum robbery from later editions of an earlier book - the eiger sanction.
I adored Into Thin Air, but cannot get through Eiger Dreams.
> - Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer (Bite-sized bits of great outdoor writing).
- Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer (Bite-sized bits of great outdoor writing).
If you go up to the plateau near the Eiger make absolutely certain you don’t miss the last train down (don’t ask) Via Farrata is popular in the area if you’re into it.
> Every time I imagine climbing the Eiger in hobnail books, my palms sweat.
Quote examples
The "spider" on the Eiger might be a reference to the feature of the same name on the Eiger's north face?
Counter-point: there is a literal door halfway up the north face of Eiger, and it was there when Eiger earned its "Murder Wall" moniker by killing party and party attempting the first ascent.
If you are a true connoisseur of cringe, see if you can find "The Eiger Sanction" with Clint Eastwood and George Kennedy.
Krakauer's books "Eiger Dreams" and "Into The Wild" (the latter also a good movie) are worth a read as well.
Proper noun examples
E.g., the Alps have the famous classical north faces of Eiger, Matterhorn and Grandes Jorasses which are climbed by only the most accomplished mountaineers.
The spider is a particularly subtle joke: The White Spider is the name given to a snowfield high on the N Face of the Eiger, crossed by the original (1938) Heckmair Harrer route up the face.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use eiger in a sentence?
Another is Eiger Obsession Facing the Mountain that Killed My Father By John Harlin III.
What does eiger mean?
A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
What part of speech is eiger?
eiger is commonly used as noun.