Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest – 2128 m (6982 ft) is named Tomlishorn PILATUS Highest point Peak Tomlishorn Elevation 2132 m (6995 ft) Prominence 585 m (1919 ft) Isolation 16.7 km (10.4 mi) Parent peak Brienzer Continue Reading
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RIGI RAILWAYS : HIGHEST STANDARD GUAGE RAILWAY IN EUROPE
Rigi Railways (German: Rigi Bahnen) is a group of railways on the mountain Rigi, located between two of the arms of Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland Rigi Railways (German: Rigi Bahnen) is a group of railways on the mountain Rigi, located between two of the arms of Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland They include two standard gauge rack railways, the Vitznau–Rigi Bahn Continue Reading
THE MONTREUX OBERLAND BERNOIS (MOB) RAILWAY
The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (French: Chemin de fer Montreux Oberland bernois, German: Montreux Berner Oberland Bahn, abbreviated MOB) is a railway operating in southwest Switzerland is one of the oldest electric railways in the country ; its main line is 62.4 km (38.8 mi) in length built to 1000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge – connects Montreux, Gstaad and Zweisimmen where passengers can transfer Continue Reading
THE GOTTHARD RAILWAY : THE NORTH SOUTH EUROPEAN LINK
The Gotthard railway (German: Gotthardbahn ; Italian: Ferrovia del Gottardo) is the Swiss trans-alpine railway line from northern Switzerland to the canton of Ticino. The line forms a major part of an important international railway link between northern and southern Europe, especially on the Rotterdam-Basel-Genoa corridor OBSERVING THE WASSEN CHURCH FROM 3 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES – THREE TIMES WITHIN MINUTES FROM Continue Reading
MOUNT EVEREST & 8 OTHER EIGHT THOUSANDERS FROM AIR !
The Flight between Chengdu & Lhasa and Lhasa to Kathmandu is one of the most exciting with 9 of the 14 Mountain Peaks over 8000m visible. Here is a glimpse of these super exciting flights ! The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) recognises eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than 8000 metres Continue Reading
TIBET : KAROLA GLACIER & SAMDING MONSTERY
The Karola Glacier (Kharola, chángruòlābīngchuán卡若拉冰川 in Chinese) at an elevation of 5560 meters (18241 feet) is 9.4 square kilometers and growing The white glacier is spectacular from the highway, and it is close enough (about 300 yards) to walk to from the highway Touring the Glacier The whole area is fantastic to Continue Reading
MOUNT EVEREST-SPECTACULAR VIEWS FROM THE GA WU LA PASS
There are spectacular views of Mount Everest from the Winding Zig Zag roads of the Gawu La pass betweeen Tingri & The Everest Base Camp – Especially the Sunrise over Mount Everest at GA WU La pass is a Wonder in itself !
MOUNT EVEREST : THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD !
Mount Everest Nepali: Sagarmatha सगरमाथा; Tibetan: Chomolungma ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ; Chinese: Zhumulangma 珠穆朗玛 is Earth’s highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal (Province No. 1) and China (Tibet Autonomous Region) runs across its summit point. The current official elevation of Continue Reading
TIBET : RONGBUK MONASTERY – THE WORLDS HIGHEST MONASTERY
Where is the Rongbuk Monastery located ? At the Base of Mount Everest ? Rongbuk monastery lies near the base of the north side of Mount Everest at 4980 metres (16340 ft) above sea level, at the end of the Dzakar Chu valley Rongbuk is claimed to be the highest-elevation Continue Reading
TIBET : THE ROOF OF THE WORLD : LHASE XIGATZE ROUTE & YAMDROK LAKE
Tibet (Tibetan : བོད་, Chinese : 西藏 : pinyin: Xīzàng) is a region covering much of the Tibetan Plateau in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) China.Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 5000 m (16000 ft).The highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain Continue Reading