Tag: switzerland

January 4, 2017 at 5:37 pm

A Racing Drone Soared Up the Swiss Alps and the Footage is Incredible

A Racing Drone Soared Up the Swiss Alps and the Footage is Incredible

‘Gab707’ took his racing drone up the Hübschhorn East ridge and Simplon pass in Switzerland and the footage is breathtaking

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October 19, 2016 at 3:01 pm

Picture of the Day: If You Look Closely There’s a Skier

Picture of the Day: If You Look Closely There's a Skier

Jérémie Heitz desceds an impossibly steep face in Switzerland’s Pennine Alps

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October 6, 2016 at 11:30 am

People are Calling This Rooftop Infinity Pool in the Swiss Alps the Stairway to Heaven

People are Calling This Rooftop Infinity Pool in the Swiss Alps the Stairway to Heaven

3,000 ft (914m) above sea level is an outdoor infinity pool that maintains a year-round temp of 34ºC (93ºF)

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September 19, 2016 at 12:06 pm

Clever Swiss Direction Sign Doubles as Viewfinder for Nearby Mountains

Clever Swiss Direction Sign Doubles as Viewfinder for Nearby Mountains

The direction sign includes over 30 viewfinders to let you discover and identify nearby mountains!

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March 7, 2016 at 3:48 pm

Take a Ride on a Switzerland Mountain Coaster

Take a Ride on a Switzerland Mountain Coaster

Soak in the tremendous views as you cruise down this mountain coaster in Switzerland

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October 19, 2015 at 11:55 am

Picture of the Day: Atop the Stanserhorn in the Swiss Alps

Picture of the Day: Atop the Stanserhorn in the Swiss Alps

Photographer Matthew Szwedowski shows us the breathtaking landscape of the Swiss Alps with this stunning view from the top of Stanserhorn.

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August 20, 2015 at 2:26 pm

Laso Schaller Sets World Record for Cliff Jumping—at 58.8 Meters (193 ft)

Laso Schaller Sets World Record for Cliff Jumping—at 58.8 Meters (193 ft)

The daring feat was accomplished at Cascata del Salto in Ticino, Switzerland.

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February 27, 2015 at 8:30 am

BASE Jumping Into the Abyss

BASE Jumping Into the Abyss

GoPro athlete Marshall Miller BASE jumps into the foggy unknown in Lauterbrennen, Switzerland. The first-person POV gave me chills!

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January 12, 2015 at 4:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

Picture of the Day: Winter at the Wiesen Viaduct

Photograph by Kabelleger / David Gubler (www.bahnbilder.ch) The Wiesen Viaduct is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser River southwest of the hamlet of Wiesen, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Designed by the then chief engineer of the Rhaetian Railway, Henning Friedrich, it was built between 1906 and 1909 under…

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September 26, 2014 at 6:08 pm

Picture of the Day: The Maloja Pass, Switzerland

Picture of the Day: The Maloja Pass, Switzerland

Photograph by Paul Bica The Maloja Pass (Italian: Passo del Maloja, German: Malojapass) (elevation 1815 meters/5954 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the valleys of Engadin with the Val Bregaglia and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the watershed between the Danube and Po basins.…

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