@ciriljazbec

This was one of the most incredible days on @natgeo assignment last year while working on a story Saving winter. Where tourists now walk on a suspension bridge, several hundred feet above a meltwater torrent, they used to walk across ice on the snout of Switzerland’s Trift Glacier! The lake didn’t exist before this century; the bridge was first built in 2004. The bridge is a simple suspension bridge design spanning 170 metres at a height of 100 metres. A power company has begun the permitting process to build a new hydropower dam in this narrow gorge where the glacier once provided a natural bridge. As glaciers melt, many energy companies see opportunities to maximize hydropower output in the alps. Follow link in my profile to read the story written by @denisehruby . @natgeo @insidenatgeo #switzerland #glaciers #climatechange #triftglacier #melting #natgeo