Rosenlaui glacier gorge
The Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge is a narrow gorge below the Rosenlaui Glacier in Switzerland.
The gorge is part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site . A secured path 573 meters long with several tunnels and a height difference of 155 meters was blasted into the rock. The gorge is closed from October to May.
history
The Rosenlauischlucht was mentioned in travel books as early as the 19th century. At that time, a simple wooden staircase led down into the gorge. In 1901, the Meiringer hotelier Kaspar Brog took over the Rosenlaui property and planned to open up the upper part of the wild gorge. Construction work began on October 28, 1901 and the opening took place on June 6, 1903.
In the winter of 1930/31, the descendants of Kaspar Brog had the gorge path extended to its present length. Later the path was gently renovated and adapted to today's safety standards. The two longest tunnels have been equipped with a solar light system in recent years.
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Coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′ 46 " N , 8 ° 9 ′ 17" E ; CH1903: 654793 / 170065