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Climate change in the Alps - Swiss mountain tourism treads new ground

Michael BärAugust 23, 2011

Gletscher schmelzen, Wanderrouten verändern sich - in den Schweizer Alpen hinterlässt der Klimawandel bereits seine Spuren. Mit neuen Öko-Tourismus-Konzepten wollen die Schweizer gegensteuern.

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In the region of Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais, mountain tourism has seen some serious changes. New walking routes have had to be laid because the existing routes keep being covered by snow.

The ‘New Monte Rosa Hut’, a mountain hut at an altitude of an altitude of 2,795 metres, is the new flagship project that is seeking to change this. It's dispensed with fossil fuels in favour of solar power, environmentally friendly water purification and sophisticated ventilation and lighting technology, which make the hut almost entirely self-sufficient.