Finally, Tolkien continued across the 2, 165m Grimsel Pass and through upper Valais to the village of Brig, before crossing the Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps, into the popular mountain resort of Zermatt.

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In 2010, he organised the largest ever international conference of mountain scientists in Perth, Scotland, with 450 people from 60 countries.

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Hybl is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of El Pomar Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the Rocky Mountain west.

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Cypress Mountain is the largest and most prestigious of the three ski areas.

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Among the largest underlying components of RFG, in trading today Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ( NASD: GMCR) is down about 2.9%, Deckers Outdoor Corporation ( NASD: DECK) is down about 2.4%, and Newmarket Corporation ( NYSE: NEU) is lower by about 2%.

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Among the largest underlying components of MDY, in trading today Green Mountain Coffee Roasters ( NASD: GMCR) is off about 2%, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ( NASD: VRTX) is off about 1%, and Dollar Tree Incorporated ( NASD: DLTR) is higher by about 0.8%.

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Among the largest underlying components of RFG, in trading today Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc ( NASD: GMCR) is off about 2.3%, NewMarket Corp ( NYSE: NEU) is down about 1.2%, and Rackspace Hosting Inc ( NYSE: RAX) is lower by about 2.5%.

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Among the largest underlying components of MDY, in trading today Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc ( NASD: GMCR) is up about 0.2%, Monster Beverage Corp ( NASD: MNST) is up about 1.3%, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( NASD: REGN) is higher by about 0.7%.

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The mountain's 900-foot vertical drop is the largest in the upper Midwest and double that of most others in the ski-crazed Northwoods.

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