十九世紀末，許多登山者及探險家均夢想征服白朗峰山脈。當時，此地一直被視為難以涉足之地。 隨著時間流轉，工程師與科學家亦開始對這座阿爾卑斯最高峰深深著迷，並決心拉近這座山脈及其巔峰與大眾之間的距離。於是，一連串浩瀚工程相繼展開，使白朗峰昔日嶙峋冷峻的面貌，遂日漸蛻變成親切宜人的旅遊勝地。 在短短50年間，工程師創造了多項非凡的基礎設施。南針峰纜車僅需20分鐘，便可垂直爬升2,800百米；而坡度超過9%的蒙特維鐵路，則是通往法國最大冰川的門戶。然而，征服白朗峰的進程並未就此止步。 土木工程史上最艱巨的挑戰之一，就在阿爾卑斯山脈上演。白朗峰隧道是當時全球最長行車隧道。工程人員足足花了20年時間，才建成這條連接法國與意大利險峻山谷的公路。 從兩億年前山脈誕生，到現代基建拔地而起，我們誠邀觀眾一同探索這片被譽為法國最美地景的故事，了解他是如何誕生，以及歷代工程師如何善用白朗峰山脈的自然雄偉，將其轉化成技術奇蹟。
At the end of the 19th century, mountaineers and explorers dreamed of conquering the Mont Blanc massif, long considered inaccessible.
Over time, engineers and scientists also grew fascinated by the highest point in the Alps and were determined to put the massif and its summit within easy reach of the public. Thus began an epic series of construction projects that slowly transformed Mont Blanc’s stony demeanor into a friendly face that welcomes visitors.
In the space of 50 years, engineers had created extraordinary infrastructure. The Aiguille du Midi cable car covers a 2,800-meter vertical drop in just twenty minutes. The Montenvers railroad, with its gradient of over 9%, is the gateway to France's largest glacier. But the conquest of Mont Blanc did not stop there.
One of civil engineering's greatest challenges played out on the Alps: The Mont Blanc Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world at the time. It took twenty years to build this road link between the steep valleys of France and Italy.
From the birth of the massif over 200 million years ago to the most recent construction projects, come discover how one of France's most beautiful sites came to be, and how engineers of all eras have harnessed the natural majesty of the Mont Blanc Massif.
