It took Swiss work teams only 10 weeks to finish the scaffold which now frames some portion of the Europaweg, known as a standout amongst the most picturesque two-day climbs in the Alps for offering all encompassing perspectives of the Matterhorn - the most notable Swiss mountain top - alongside Weisshorn and the Bernese Alps.
The trail keeps running between 1,600 m and 2,200 m above ocean level.
Climbers who set off from Grachen will have the Matterhorn approaching in front of them, while those climbing towards Grachen will be in perspective of the Bernese Alps.
The extension, then, traverses the valley floor and associates the towns of Grachen and Zermatt. It replaces a more seasoned extension that was shut in 2010 in the wake of being harmed from falling rocks, and extras explorers from making a noteworthy bypass into the valley.
The more up to date form was worked around 200 m underneath the old one, and is tied down profoundly into the stone face to anticipate comparable harm. It additionally measures only 65 cm wide, with the goal that explorers must cross in single document.
Then, the title of the world's tallest, and longest glass-base extension goes to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge in the northern piece of China's Hunan area, crossing 430 m long, and 300 m over the gorge floor.
