Pochten fall – how a glacier brook models the Gries gorge
© Raphael Schmid
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Pochten Fall – How a Glacier Brook models the Gries Gorge
The Gamchi river with melting water of the Gamchi glacier forms the thunderous Pochten fall, modeling for centuries the Gries gorge at this place. This spectacle of nature can be most clearly admired along the Wildwater trail.
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