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Jungfrau

Schilthorn-Piz Gloria, Switzerland, Launches the World’s Steepest Aerial Tramway This December

From December 13, 2024, Switzerland will be home to the world’s steepest aerial tramway. Schilthorn-Piz Gloria in the Jungfrau Ski Area in the Bernese Alps will open the first section of its aerial tramway to the peak at Schilthorn on December 13. The first of three sections is the steepest, with a gradient of 159.4% in its steepest part and […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 30, 2024
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Mountaineer Rescued Near Peak of Jungfrau, Switzerland

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On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, a mountaineer fell down an ice wall at an altitude of around 4,000m (13,123ft) near the peak of Jungfrau in Switzerland. The mountaineer was part of a climbing group and plummeted around 40-50m (131-164ft) near the Rottalsattel ridge. Difficult weather conditions hampered rescue efforts and the rescue helicopter was unable to land near the injured […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 21, 2023
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Husband of 6-Time Olympic Medal Winner Killed in Avalanche in Jungfrau Region, Switzerland

Kacper Tekieli

The husband of six-time Olympic medal winner and 8-time World Championship medal winner Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli perished in an avalanche near Stechelberg in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Kacper Tekieli was an experienced mountaineer who had climbed the most important Polish and Slovak peaks and had also climbed internationally in Alaska, Norway and European Alps, where he had conquered the ‘Alpine […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 19, 2023
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