While in Zurich we decided to take one day and explore the Titlis mountain. So we took the train to the beautiful and rustic village of Engelberg.

Engelberg is known for its skying in winter and hiking, mountaineering and cycling in summer.  One of the other features in Engelberg is that it is also an access point to reach the summit of Titlis mountain.  We arrived in the morning and walked the small distance to the cable car system. We took a cable car and rode up to the first stage of the cable car system. It is known as the middle station.  We then continued to the next level where we switched to the revolving cable car and proceeded to the summit. 

The next stage of the cable car system is the world’s first revolving cable car.  It transports you from the middle station to the summit station located 3,020 metres above sea-level.

We got into the cable car which allows for standing only.

During the five minutes or so it takes to reach the summit the car slowly rotates giving us beautiful panoramic views of steep rock faces, deep crevasses and distant snow-covered mountain peaks. 

At the summit we were able explore the area. There were several interesting features and attractions. One was the glacier cave which is lit in a turquoise-blue light. We went into the cave and walked the 150-metre-long walkway which descends ten metres below the surface of the glacier. The walls are smooth and solid ice. It was an amazing to think we were inside an ice glacier that is over 5,000 years old.

We went to check out the cliff walk which is a suspension bridge that stretches over 100 meters long.  The walkway is just one meter wide and the views into the abyss below are breathtaking.

The suspension bridge swayed when we were walking on it and hangs 500 meters above the ground. The views from the middle of the bridge are spectacular and worth the walk out.

We then walked along the glacier itself and slowly made out way to the glacier park. There it was possible to slide on the snow of the glacier. We decided to skip this activity, as Canadians we have done our share of sliding on the snow.

The last part of our time at Titlis mountain we went into the restaurant and enjoyed a meal while looking out over the alps and the glacier.  It was a spectacular way to end our time at the summit.

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