Anyone with heart disease try to go to the top of Jungfrau? I am afraid of spending all that money for a trip to the top of Jungfrau and not being able to walk around for very long.

I'm not suggesting you go if you have a major heart problem as the altitude could get to you even without walking around. But there is really very little walking to be done. The first time I went was in the dead of winter and we didn't venture past the observation windows, a pretty short and flat walk from the train.<BR>The next time was in July after a snowfall. We did venture out and had a snowball fight and went down a small slope on snow saucers, but a person could have a grand vista by just going out on the terrace. That's really what it's all about.

Am I to understand correctly that you are directing a question about a potentially life threatening situation to a panel of people who in general know nothing about medicine? Travel Talk does have a few notable exceptions to my statement, but someone like Dr. Bickers will have to speak for himself. My medically trained girl friend, who does not ever contribute to this forum, had one comment: Ask your doctor for his or her advice!!!<BR><BR>I have a slight problem with my cardio vacular system and you can bet your life's savings that I presented the whole scenario to my cardiologist and asked her several questions before I went to Switzerland last September.

What Bob Brown is saying is certainly logical advice, which is why I made it clear I'm not suggesting that anyone do it. But in defense of Chuck, I suspect that he's really asking information about what is involved at the top of the Jungfrau so that he can ask his doctor. I have no doubt that if I asked my doctor this question he wouldn't have a clue, because he's never been there. He wouldn't know if it involved climbing a hundred steps or riding a conveyor belt. So my answer was merely to suggest that other than the altitude, there is very little exertion required.<BR><BR>But Bob Brown is right. Once you have the information, ask your health care professional.

Good morning, Chuck<BR>Couple of years back were faced with the<BR>same situation and went to my primary<BR>physican and he gave me a prescription<BR>for higher altitudes, worked fine and<BR>went to the top of the Kleine Matterhorn<BR>in Zermatt with no problems. Cost of<BR>medical evatuation can be great. Can't<BR>find the old prescription bottle for the<BR>name, but your doctor should..<BR>Richard of Lagrange Park, Il..

Chuck - you may already be aware of this, but when you talk to your doctor and he asks the altitude, where you're headed is not the top of the Jungfrau at about 13,600', but the Jungfraujoch railway station, in a saddle between the Jungfrau and the Eiger - it's a couple thousand feet lower in altitude.

Thanks for the advice guys. Patrick you were exactly right on what kind of info I've been seeking. (Throttle back Bob Brown). Last sumer we were in the Italian Alps and I got a little short of breath at 7000 feet. I'm just trying to determine if I should even attempt it. My cardiologist probably doesn't even know what height Jungfrau is. He just says do whatever doesn't bother me.

Jungfraujock train station is at 10,000 feet.

According to their website (www.jungfraubahnen.ch), it's actually at 3454 meters, which is 11,333 feet. The viewing areas are above the station, so 11,500 ft is probably about right.