Eiger North Wall Chairlift

3rd March 2010

The new 6-seater chairlift running from Arvengarten to the base of the north wall of the Eiger, photographed from the Eiger Run sledge track above Grindelwald. In the background, the peaks of the Jungfrau and adjacent mini-peak of the Silberhorn.

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3rd March 2010

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alps, arvengarten, chairlift, Eiger, eigergletscher, Grindelwald, Jungfrau (mountain), kleine schiedegg, landscape photography, mountain, nordwand, north wall, salzegg, silberhorn, skiing, skilift, snow, Switzerland, winter

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Graham MS says:

3rd March 2010 at 11:34 pm

Wow, that’s a must when I eventually get back.

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