The most infamous pass in the US just outside Reno Nv and Truckee CA where the winter of 1846-47 claimed many lives and caused survivors to resort to cannibalism
Donner Pass
The Brenner Pass in the Austrian Alps will lead you to the Austrian city that was twice host to the winter Olympics , 1964 and 1976
Innsbruck
The Khyber Pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan became famous thru British rule in India and Pakistan . It has been featured in movies and books written by this novelist
Rudyard Kipling
Made famous by Daniel Boone this pass was the way westward thru the Appalachians near the Kentucky tennessee and Virginia border
Cumberland Gap Pass
The Thermopylae Pass in Greece was the scene of a prominent battle to prevent the invasion of the Persian army by this city-state group
Spartans