Mystery in the observatory

At over 2,500 metres above sea level, Mount Säntis is a peak in the Swiss Alps that can now be reached by cable car. From the top you can enjoy a spectacular panorama. It is a place that has been a mystery since 1922. On 25 February of that year, the bodies of a ranger and his wife were discovered in the meteorological observatory at the top. The observatory was built in 1887. The inhospitable place was connected to the valley by a telegraph line and later by a telephone line. The rangers lived in total isolation during the winter, only receiving visits from some mountaineers in the summer. It was a lonely…