La Reine des Neiges...the Jungfrau... by KarmaSong
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___ The Autumn season has just started, yet I felt like remembering the unforgettable sight I had of the Jungfrau last Summer, seen from the edge of the opposite steep and vertical slope overlooking the village of Lauterbrunnen further down in the valley,in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. From there, the Jungfrau,'the maiden', in German, 4,158 meters (13,642 ft), looks more like a queen in her majesty than like a young girl ! The title 'La Reine des Neiges' ( French for 'the Queen of Snow' ) is actually reminiscent for many French people of the American 2013 blockbuster 'Frozen' which was renamed this way 'La Reine des Neiges' here in France.
___ The Jungfrau was climbed via the west side for the first time in 1885 by 5 Swiss mountaineers, all from the neighbouring village of Wengen, but through its most difficult access to the northeast ridge, only in 1911. The southside of the mountain (here we are looking at the northside) overlooks and gives instant and rapid access to the largest European glacier, the Great Aletsch glacier, 23km long (about 14 miles) , 940 meters (over 3,000 ft) of ice thickness under your feet!, at an elevation of over 4,000 meters at its highest ...
___ I am a very modest amateur hiker and mountaineer myself, still I sort of 'climbed up' almost to the top of the Jungfrau at 3.454 meters high, in full view of the summit and of the Aletsch glacier, thanks to the highest European and Swiss railway ever built straight through the rocky bulk of the mountain. An unforgettable, invaluable and quite affordable trip that will turn you, whoever you are, into an alpinist in the safest conditions ever, this is Switzerland!
___ Last but not least, to the very left of my photo, you can see a small grey rocky summit on the crest of the mountain, it is actually the Sphinx Observatory, an astronomical observatory which is one of the highest observatories in the world. Accessible to the public, it has been tunneled to fit an elevator which ascends to the observatory from the Jungfraujoch railway station, the highest such train station in Europe.
____Thank you so much for your nice appreciation on my previous Oeschinensee photo, have a nice forthcoming weekend and stay safe...
___ The Jungfrau was climbed via the west side for the first time in 1885 by 5 Swiss mountaineers, all from the neighbouring village of Wengen, but through its most difficult access to the northeast ridge, only in 1911. The southside of the mountain (here we are looking at the northside) overlooks and gives instant and rapid access to the largest European glacier, the Great Aletsch glacier, 23km long (about 14 miles) , 940 meters (over 3,000 ft) of ice thickness under your feet!, at an elevation of over 4,000 meters at its highest ...
___ I am a very modest amateur hiker and mountaineer myself, still I sort of 'climbed up' almost to the top of the Jungfrau at 3.454 meters high, in full view of the summit and of the Aletsch glacier, thanks to the highest European and Swiss railway ever built straight through the rocky bulk of the mountain. An unforgettable, invaluable and quite affordable trip that will turn you, whoever you are, into an alpinist in the safest conditions ever, this is Switzerland!
___ Last but not least, to the very left of my photo, you can see a small grey rocky summit on the crest of the mountain, it is actually the Sphinx Observatory, an astronomical observatory which is one of the highest observatories in the world. Accessible to the public, it has been tunneled to fit an elevator which ascends to the observatory from the Jungfraujoch railway station, the highest such train station in Europe.
____Thank you so much for your nice appreciation on my previous Oeschinensee photo, have a nice forthcoming weekend and stay safe...
Comments (49)
gaius
Comment ne pas aimer la montagne ? Et plus encore en voyant tes superbes photos...la Jungfrau me fait revenir le souvenir d'un (petite) dispute que j'ai eue sur ce site avec un (e ?) Suisse disant que c'était le plus haut sommet d'Europe ! Et notre Mont Blanc alors ?
Jean_C
Quelle fantstique photo à voir en plein écran pour être subjugué par la beauté et la puissance des paysages de montagne! Sachant qu'on y accède (presque) en petit train, je pense que je devrais y aller pour prendre un bol d'air pur!
Richardphotos
stunningly beautiful as your capture
DukeNukem2005
Very beautiful and very nice!
Leije
Quelle chance tu as eu de pouvoir admirer ce paysage à couper le souffle ! Et, en effet, on peut apercevoir l'observatoire tout là-haut.....merci pour le partage, Jean-Luc !
artdreamer
What a beautiful picture!
MagikUnicorn
il faut être en forme pour monter la haut cousin :)
superbe photo
goldie
Beautiful capture of Mother Nature's handiwork :)
eekdog
You really know how to seek out that fabulous capture. The POV is splendid. Love your story.
madame
De toute beauté, ces montagnes sont majestueuses hélas avec le changement climatique, le glacier d'Aletsch est en train de fondre à la vitesse grand V :( Magnifique photo et des infos fort intéressantes... Merci !!
efron_241
die Frau ist nicht so Jung
rbowen
Beautiful capture!!!
farmerC
Exellent shot.
A_Sunbeam
Splendid photo and contrasting textures
Artienne
Amazing landscape! Great description as well.
Radar_rad-dude
Breathtaking beauty! Magnificent setting and photo! Many fine accolades!
marcPoser
Elle mérite réellement son titre de Reine des Neiges! Il y a même un observatoire astronomique là; je suis très impressionné! Une photo captivante!
KarmaSong
Oui, et en plus, on peut bien sûr visiter le Sphinx à partir de la gare qui est dans la montagne; la nuit, un faisceau lumineux brille en continu depuis l'Observatoire, c'est très impressionnant !
VDH
Great view, very interesting capture !!
bakapo
A beautiful shot. The snow as the backdrop of the still-green trees in front is a masterful set-up. What a stunning mountain, congratulations for climbing it. Thanks for the info, too.
kharnes
If there is a sun and a little rain, I'll say four seasons.. but very good shot!
PhthaloBlue
Fabulous photo!
Nightwind
So majestic and beautiful! Excellent capture! Thank you for sharing it and the information which I found very interesting.
Sea_Dog
Wow! stunning shot. Well done.
starship64
What a spectacular shot!
Kordouane
Je suis très contente de voir ta nouvelle publication qui est superbe
STEVIEUKWONDER
You have a terrific eye for subject content. This is exemplary photographic art!
Koala44
Magnifique prise de vue et paysage splendide, merci pour le partage de ces magnifiques photos.
NobbyC
Great image!!! :-)
virginiese
(Soupirs !) Merci Karma de nous faire rêver en cette période difficile qui apporte plus son lot de mauvaises nouvelles en raison de crise sanitaire que de belles images comme la tienne ! Cette photo est tout simplement superbe : elle me rappelle la première fois où tu m'avais dédicacé une photo de la Jungfrau, que je ne connaissais pas du tout, et, comme à l'époque, je me dis qu'il faudrait absolument que j'aille la voir un jour ou l'autre. La vue des montagnes m'a manqué cette année et je ne sais pas quand je les verrai la prochaine fois ! Quant à la super production de Disney, je dois être la seule à ne pas l'avoir vue ! Si ! Si ! Ça existe encore des gens comme moi (rires !). Par contre, chaque année, je chante "Délivrée .... des livrets !" (rires !)