BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN PASSES

PASO INTERNACIONAL LOS LIBERTADORES

(CHILE/ARGENTINA)

Also known as Cristo Redentor, this pass is a major transport route

between Santiago, Chile and the Argentinian city of Mendoza.

Cars have been known to get stranded here in winter due to

unpredictable weather.

LOVELAND PASS (UNITED STATES)

A high mountain pass in Colorado, at over 3,600 metres high, this is

one of the highest passes that regularly stays open during winter.

GUOLIANG TUNNEL ROAD (CHINA)

Although not technically fitting the definition of a pass, this road is the

only access that the village of Guoliang has with the outside world,

so in some sense it plays a very similar role.

FURKA PASS (SWITZERLAND)

This pass was used as the location for the James Bond movie

Goldfinger.

TROLLSTIGEN (NORWAY)

Thanks to a steep incline and numerous hairpin turns this pass is

popular with tourists during the summer. Typically, however, busses

and longer vehicles are not allowed on the road.

SANI PASS (SOUTH AFRICA/LESOTHO)

A notoriously dangerous road between the countries of South Africa

and Lesotho, 4 wheel drives are required. Along the path you can

often find the remains of vehicles that didn’t make it across.

KHARDUNG LA (INDIA)

Although many claim that this is the highest navigable mountain pass

in the world, that is inaccurate. There are several passes higher.

GREAT ST BERNARD PASS (SWITZERLAND)

One of the highest passes in Switzerland, the Great St Bernard Pass

is also the oldest. There are even traces of a Roman road still visible.

RED MOUNTAIN PASS (UNITED STATES)

Known to be dangerous due to steep inclines, switchbacks

(sharp turns) and avalanches, this pass cuts through the

San Juan Mountains of Colorado.