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Motorbike Heaven pt. II

The western side of the Furka Pass (2429m), seen from the road up Grimsel Pass (2164m).

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_Pass

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsel_Pass

 

The Furka Pass was used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RdK51Igeqc

 

Up left lies the Rhône Glacier, or what remains of it. This is the source of the river Rhône.

Wikipedia shows pictures of how the Rhône Glacier has retracted the last 140 years.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne_Glacier

 

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