The tiny hamlet of Jungen perched on a grassy shoulder high above the Mattertal.
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Schalb to Jungu Balcony

A remote balcony traverse from Schalb above Embd to the tiny cablecar hamlet of Jungu, hanging on the sunny side of the Mattertal.

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Schalb to Jungu Balcony

Jungu is the sort of hamlet that gets its groceries flown in: a handful of wooden houses, a single small chapel and a big view across the valley to the Weisshorn. The balcony trail is narrow but well cut, and it gets almost no walking traffic.

Cover photo: Christian Imboden, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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