The Bridge That Was Already There

In 2018, a group of hikers in the Swiss Alps got caught in a sudden whiteout near the Aletsch Glacier. Visibility dropped to nothing. The trail vanished beneath fresh snow, and the temperature plummeted. For three hours, the group of five stumbled through fog and ice, convinced they were lost beyond rescue. One woman later told reporters she had already started composing goodbye messages in her head.…