Category: Peaks & mountains

The Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m is home to the highest railway station in Europe, reached by the Jungfrau Railway, which since 1912 climbs largely through a tunnel inside the Eiger and Mönch. At the top await the Sphinx viewpoint, the Ice Palace and the view of the Aletsch Glacier. The Top of Europe is one of the most visited high-mountain destinations in the Alps.HighlightsHighest railway station…

The Eiger (3,967 m) is famous above all for its roughly 1,800 m high north face, one of the largest and most storied rock walls in the Alps. Its first ascent in 1938 and numerous dramas made it the epitome of extreme alpinism. From the valley near Grindelwald and from Kleine Scheidegg the wall can be admired comfortably…

At 2,970 m, the Schilthorn carries the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant on its summit, which became world-famous through the James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969). From the viewing terrace the view stretches over around 200 peaks to Mont Blanc and into the Black Forest. The cable car leads from Stechelberg via Mürren and Birg…

At 4,049 m, the Piz Bernina is the highest peak in the Eastern Alps and the only four-thousander east of Monte Rosa. It lies in the glaciated Bernina group on the border between the Engadin and the Italian Valtellina. Famous is the Biancograt, an elegant firn ridge regarded as one of the most beautiful high-altitude tours in the…

At 2,962 m the Zugspitze is Germany's highest mountain, in the Wetterstein range on the German-Austrian border. It holds Germany's last glaciers, the Höllental and Northern Schneeferner. The summit is reachable by three mountain railways and offers a panorama over four countries.ActivitiesAscent by cable car or rack railwayViewing platform & summit crossGlacier ski area…

At 3,768 m the Wildspitze is the highest mountain in North Tyrol and the Ötztal Alps and, after the Großglockner, Austria's second-highest mountain. The glaciated summit is a classic high tour with starting points in Vent and at the Pitztal glacier, requiring full glacier equipment.ActivitiesHigh tour over glacierSki tour/ski high tour in springHut walk to the Breslauer HütteGlacier/firn ascentguided tours /…