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Dolomites to Davos

Dolomites to Davos

The next morning we were on our way to Davos, Switzerland. Our first stop was near the remains of World War I battlegrounds and bunkers.  Austrians and Italians fought here in the Dolomites.  Despite this not being a well-known battlefield, conditions were very tough and many lost their lives. In subzero temperatures men dug miles of tunnels and caverns through glacial ice. They strung cableways up mountainsides and stitched rock faces with rope ladders to move soldiers onto the high…

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