十九世紀末,白朗峰曾被視為難以涉足的禁地。然而,工程師與科學家決心拉近這座阿爾卑斯最高峰與大眾的距離,展開了長達五十年的非凡建設。他們建造了二十分鐘內垂直爬升二千八百米的南針峰纜車,以及坡度逾9%、通往法國最大冰川的蒙特維鐵路。最矚目的挑戰當屬白朗峰隧道,工程人員耗時二十年,建成這條當時全球最長的行車隧道,連接法國與意大利的險峻山谷。從兩億年前山脈誕生,到現代基建拔地而起,讓我們一同探索工程師如何善用自然雄偉,將白朗峰轉化成觸手可及的技術奇蹟。
Engineers turned the "inaccessible" Mont Blanc massif into a welcoming destination. Over 50 years, they built the Aiguille du Midi cable car (2,800m in 20 minutes) and the steep Montenvers railway to France's largest glacier. Their boldest feat: the Mont Blanc Tunnel, then the world's longest, linking France and Italy after 20 years of work. From the massif's birth 200 million years ago to modern projects, discover how human ingenuity harnessed this Alpine giant.