Peak Walk

Geschichte

Peak Walk is a pedestrian suspension bridge linking two mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps. It is situated in the Diablerets massif of the Bernese Alps in the canton of Vaud, and connects the peak of Scex Rouge with another peak. On the other peak is the viewpoint of the Glacier 3000 company. Scex Rouge is about 5 m higher than Glacier 3000's viewpoint. Peak Walk is the world's first suspension bridge which connects two mountain peaks.
The bridge, which has been built by the firm Seiler AG in Bönigen, is 107 m long, 0.8 m wide and 1.2 m high with a 15% slope. It has four pieces of key supporting steel cables with a 120 tonne loading capacity. Peak Walk is anchored by 20 pieces in the rock. It was built as a tourist attraction in Europe, and it costs 1.8 million franc. It is expected that the current number of summertime visitors of around 50,000 will double as a result of the new bridge. Three hundred people could be accommodated at a time, although the number would be reduced to 150 to ensure greater comfort. The designers took the extreme conditions into account, with winds of about 200 km/h.