VERTICALS: A NEW LOOK AT SWITZERLAND
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A sundowner with a view to the Weisshorn peak
A sundowner with a view to the Weisshorn peak		 An exposed footpath near the Fiesch glacier
An exposed footpath
near the Fiesch
glacier (Switzerland)		 Bellwald, an idyllic mountain village, confronted with fundamental economic and societal challenges
Bellwald, an idyllic mountain
village, confronted with
fundamental economic
and societal challenges
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Carpe diem - enjoy the day! A motto found in the mountains on the way to the Damma hut
Carpe diem - enjoy the day!
A motto found in the
mountains on the way
to the Damma hut		 Christian symbols are widespread in the Swiss alps
Christian symbols are
widespread in the Swiss alps		 Crossing the melting glacier before climbing up to the Konkordia hut
Crossing the melting
glacier before climbing
up to the Konkordia hut
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Marking mountain paths is an opportunity for civilian service performers
Marking mountain paths
is an opportunity for
civilian service performers 		Modernisation creates winners and losers, leads to conflicts and resistance as in Zurich
Modernisation creates
winners and losers,
leads to conflicts and
resistance as in Zurich		 Musical tradition as the Alphorn are uphold in the Swiss mountains
Musical tradition as the
Alphorn are uphold in
the Swiss mountains
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Regulation does not end in the mountains
Regulation does not end
in the mountains		 The church played a dominant role in the daily lives of the people in the Wallis
The church played a dominant
role in the daily lives of the
people in the Wallis		 The lightning hit the tree, the people put a Maria statue to thank for their protection (Goms)
The lightning hit the tree, the
people put a Maria statue
to thank for their
protection (Goms)
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The Seerenbachfall is with 305 Meters the highest water fall in Switzerland
The Seerenbachfall is with 305 Meters the highest water fall
in Switzerland		 Traditional values in rural regions are in contrast to urban lifestyles
Traditional values in rural regions are in contrast to urban lifestyles		 Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Sunrise at the
Wannenhorn (Bellwald)
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Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Glaciers on the
retreat (Ried glacier)		 Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Endangered Ibex in
the Swiss Alps		 Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Global warming causes
melting of permafrost in
the Alps and requires
costly constructions to
prevent disasters
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Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Biodiversity, the wealth of
economically marginal areas
in the Swiss Alps 		Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
The Swiss suspension
bridge in Trift with a span
of 170 meters was built
using know-how from Nepal 		Migration: Closed doors to the Swiss house?
Migration: Closed doors
to the Swiss house?
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A car ferry on the lake of Zurich
A car ferry on the lake
of Zurich		 Glass manufacturing in Hergiswil
Glass manufacturing
in Hergiswil		 Strong erosion threatens peoples homes (Klosters)
Strong erosion threatens peoples homes (Klosters)
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A Swiss view of the world
A Swiss view of the world		 A Swiss view of the world
Banks and politics, a story of continuing tensions		  
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