Eiger climb is one of the “must” things you should do if you’re planning on visiting the Swiss Alps. In the past, people hiked to the Eiger (keep in mind that it’s 3545 meters tall). Nowadays, thanks to modern technology, there’s a train that can bring you up to the peak. It doesn’t come cheap though, as a one way ticket costs around 50 Euros. But, it’s worth it. At the top, what you’ll find is one of the most beautiful sights in the whole world. Even in the summer, you may notice snowflakes and that’s only because the Eiger is extremely high.
The train goes from Grindelwald so it’s another thing you should keep in mind when you decide which location will be your starting point. The train that goes from there, goes very high and now you might be wondering how does it manage to do that? In the XX century, there was a tunnel built, which covers around ⅔ of the train’s journey. THis tunnel was made by brave workers who built it without fancy machinery – only their hands and hammers. Maybe some dynamite. All of that so that now you can pay for a train ticket, which will get you to one of the highest places in Europe. Astonishing.
Zermatt is yet another place which you should visit. Near it, you have a lot of sights which are probably on the top list of all in the Swiss Alps. One of them is Hornli Hut, a mirror-like lake which is something you may see on the postcard or as a desktop image on someone’s PC. It’s accessible from Zermatt by gondola or a cable car. There are a lot of tracks which you can take in order to get to the Hornli hut after you exit the gondola and you should always be properly equipped for that. Some trails are very demanding and even if they don’t look like that, at such a high, every climb is hard.