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Furka Pass: Swiss Alps Glacial Crossing

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The Furka Pass climbs to 2,429 meters through the heart of the Swiss Alps — famous as the location of the James Bond car chase in Goldfinger. The road passes the source of the Rhone River and the retreating Rhone Glacier.

Stops on This Tour (10)

  1. 1
    Andermatt A strategic alpine crossroads at 1,444 meters where four major passes converge. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Realp The last village before the Furka climb. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Furka Pass East Ramp The hairpins begin in earnest, climbing above the treeline into a stark alpine world of rock and ice. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    Furka Pass Summit — 2,429m The summit plateau offers views of the Bernese Alps to the north and the Valais Alps to the south. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Hotel Belvédère — Rhone Glacier The iconic pink hotel from the 1882 Goldfinger car chase sits above the Rhone Glacier. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    Ice Grotto A tunnel carved into the glacier reveals blue and turquoise ice. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Gletsch — Source of the Rhone The meltwater from the Rhone Glacier begins its 505-mile journey to the Mediterranean Sea. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Grimsel Pass Road Junction The junction where the Furka and Grimsel passes diverge. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  9. 9
    Oberwald A quiet Valais village where the upper Rhone Valley begins. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  10. 10
    Fiesch — Aletsch Glacier Access A cable car from Fiesch reaches the Eggishorn viewpoint overlooking the Great Aletsch Glacier — the longest glacier i... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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