A WORLD OF CRYSTAL DAZZLING WHITE --- JUNGFRAU

   

Mountain Jungfrau

                           

Eigher, Monch and Jungfrau Mountain Peaks

    Jungfrau (13,642 feet in height) is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, situated halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch. Together with Eiger and Monch Mountains, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall overlooking the Bermese Oberland and the Swiss Plateau. Jungfrau is six kms. from Eiger and 3.5 kms. from Monch. Jungfrau, the scenic mountain, separates the cantons of Bern and Valais, and is a part of the Bernese Alpine range, with two other peaks namely, Aletchhorn (13,763feet) and Finsteraahorn (14,022 feet), both surpassing it in height.

 

Cox-wheel Railway Track

 In 1811 two Swiss brothers, Rudolph Meyer and Hieronymus Meyer, climbed this mountain (Jungfrau)  from Valais, the eastern side. In 1885 Fritz and Heinrich Von Allmen along with others made the first ascent from the difficult western or Interlaken side. In 1911 from the more dangerous and difficult north-eastern ridge, Albert Weber and Hans Schluneggar succeeded in
climbing this mountain. In 1865 a more direct route on the northern side was opened. In 1912 the coxwheel railway track was completed and the summit station, Jungfraujoch, was opened at a height of 11,332 feet to make this most enchanting mountain accessible to all. Jungfrau mountain along with Aletech Glacier in the south is a part of the Jungfrau-Aletech area and was recognized as a World Heritage Site in 2001.

         

Aletsch  Glacier

  Let me end this article with a poetic touch, a kind of glowing tribute, to Jungfrau, one of the most beautiful creations of God, that one can not describe in human language.

                         
                           " A shivering world of snow-white ice
                              Shining like moon in sunny light            
                              A world of crystal, dazzling white;
                              A thrill of joy swells up in rapturous cries.

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