"We'd better get back and prepare the main passes," remarked Tomos conversationally.

A similar accident in 1999 had already closed the Mont Blanc tunnel, one of the other main passes through the mountains.

Other roads connected the city to the main passes for what are today Switzerland and France.

The rebels were well prepared for defense and made the main pass and the surrounding hills impenetrable.

The main passes of the Graian Alps are shown in the table below.

His effort Wednesday, in which he contributed the main pass for the tying goal, made the coach feel a little better.

They retraced their steps along the narrow pathway, easing down out of the rocks to the main pass, and then began the trek south.

The main passes of the Mont Blanc massif are shown in the table below.

In the medieval period hospices were established by religious orders at the summits of many of the main passes.

He wasn't far from the main northern pass.