GORNERGRAT VALAIS
At 3089 m, G o r n erg ra t co l l e cts s u perlat i ves l i ke Ro g er Fe d e re r win s G ra n d S l a ms . E u ro p e’s h i g h e st open - air sta ti o n , h ig h e st o p e n - a i r rack rail wa y a n d h ig h e st h ote l a re all impre s s i ve fea ts , th o u g h h a v i n g th e world ’s f i rst f u l l y-e l e ct r i f i e d mou ntai n ra i l wa y ( o p e n e d i n 1898 ) isn’t s h a b by eith er. M o st p e o p l e com e u p h ere f ro m Ze r m a t t fo r t h e perfect vi ews of th e M a t te r h o r n bu t th ere a re 28 oth er p e a ks over 400 0 m o n d is p la y, i n c l u d i n g Swit zerl a n d ’s h ig h est m o u nta i n , Du fou rs p i tze, w h i c h c lo c ks i n a t 4634 m.