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Zay Harding travels the length
and breadth of Switzerland, beginning with a leap
of faith in Locarno! The valley
and damn are made famous for their starring role
in 'Golden Eye' and Zay jumps his first ever 700
feet bungee drop. Once recovered, the journey
continues to Flims and the bizarre Annual Celebration
of the end of Winter, the 'Glashercruse'
he joins with a sledging team and dressed in tinsel
plummets down the snowy course. Then onwards to
Zurich for the Burning
of Winter Festival 'Sexalogs' in which
they set fire to a giant snowman. The faster the
snowman burns, the warmer the summer in Switzerland.
Then to Langnau and on his bike
Zay visits the Emmental region
and experiences the horn making and yodelling
traditions of Switzerland first hand! Finally
the treks conclude in Bourg St Pierre,
the last village before reaching the
Italian border made famous by the St Bernard
Pass. Zay skis up the mountain to a hospice
and on to meet the life saving St Bernard dogs,
famous for rescuing over 2000 people in the treacherous
mountain range.
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Zay meets a four-legged friend in St Bernard
Pass
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