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LucerneLauterbrunnen

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Narrated by The Chronicler 78 km · about 78 min · 16 stories

Over the Brünig Pass: the dying Lion of Lucerne, the medieval Chapel Bridge, the world's steepest cogwheel railway up Pilatus, and Brother Klaus — the hermit whose counsel held the Swiss Confederation together. It ends beneath the Eiger's north face.

The stories

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  1. 1
    Lucerne, Lucerne

    The Lion of Lucerne

  2. 2
    Horw, Lucerne

    The Chapel Bridge Medieval Origins

  3. 3
    Alpnachstad, Obwalden

    The Engineering of Pilatus Railway

  4. 4
    Alpnach Dorf, Obwalden

    The Pilatus Aircraft Story

  5. 5
    Sarnen, Obwalden

    The Legend of Rotzberg Castle

  6. 6
    Sachseln, Obwalden

    The Hermit of the Ranft Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  7. 7
    Giswil, Obwalden

    The Hermit of the Ranft Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  8. 8
    Lungern, Obwalden

    The Hermit of the Ranft Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

  9. 9
    Lungern, Obwalden

    The History of Brünig Pass

  10. 10
    Brienzwiler, Bern

    The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway

  11. 11
    Brienz, Bern

    The Brienz Woodcarving Tradition

  12. 12
    Iseltwald, Bern

    The 1380 Battle of Sörenberg

  13. 13
    Iseltwald, Bern

    The History of Iseltwald

  14. 14
    Interlaken, Bern

    The Eiger North Face Ascent

  15. 15
    Wilderswil, Bern

    The Schynige Platte Alpine Garden

  16. 16
    Wilderswil, Bern

    The Isolated Village of Isenfluh

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Where the stories come from

Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.