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Spectacular observation tower to once again crown Śnieżnik mountain nearly 50 years after controversial demolition

Nearly half a century after its controversial demolition the spectacular observation tower is set to once again crown Śnieżnik mountain on the Polish-Czech border. Public domain/Gmina Stronie Śląskie

Inaugurated on 9th July 1899, the 33.5-metre tower – adjoined by a shorter 18-metre structure – was built with the purpose of providing views from the so-called Silesian Mont Blanc and quickly became a hit among hikers of the time.

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The four-man Polish team were on an expedition to scale the peak of K2 188km away when they heard of Elisabeth Revol’s plight and volunteered to brave freezing temperatures of minus 35 degrees Celsius to rescue her. 

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