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Up, Up and Away
The glacially carved Swiss
peaks are not only a play­ Did You Know?
ground for rock climbers,
mountain bikers, skiers and Paragliders use rising
snowboarders. Verbier air created by solar
contains some of the most radiation to get into
well­reputed paragliding the air, in a technque
schools in Europe, while called thermalling.
DISCOVER Switzerland Your Way want to soar too high, airborne
Appenzell’s Ebenalp cable car
affords access to consistent
thermals for experienced
flyers. For those who don’t
freedom can also be found on
Grindelwald’s First Flyer, a
zipline with a one­two punch
of Jungfraujoch’s and
Eiger’s summit views.

A paraglider taking off
in the breathtaking
Bernese Highlands

SWITZERLAND FOR
THRILL-SEEKERS

With an enviable backdrop of sawtooth peaks, sheer canyon drops and
hairline ridges, it’s no surprise the Swiss have a love affair with white-
knuckle adventures. Weekends see the cities empty out as locals
embrace the elements, and there’s ample opportunity to join them, too.

Record-breaker
With two runners, three
wooden slats and a rope
handle, the Davos sledge is
the world’s favourite tobog­
gan. The first toboggan race in
1883 in Davos saw daredevil
riders career through the
city’s snow­covered streets
all the way into neighbouring
Klosters. You can try it too, on
the world’s longest purpose­
built sledge run, which sends
riders spiraling down from
the Faulhorn summit at
2,681 m (8,796 ft) back
into Grindelwald village
above Interlaken.

Tobogganing down the powder
white slopes in Graubünden,
East Switzerland

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