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Life amid eternal snow on Switzerland's Jungfraujoch

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Jens von Larcher
January 24, 2026

Daniela Bissig and Erich Furrer live at 3,500 meters above sea level on the Jungfraujoch — a place shaped by tourists, research and extreme weather.

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