A thrilling glass observation deck built atop the Alps

Last updated 2026-09-24 — Typically, people with acrophobia experience rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, nausea, trembling, and chest tightness when at high altitudes. So, when they find themselves standing on a glass suspended observation platform atop a 4,000-meter-high mountain in the French Alps, with nothing but a thin layer of tempered glass separating their feet from the abyss below, they might be even more reluctant to look down. But...