This Is The World's Longest Staircase
- 8 years ago
The longest staircase in the world is home to an annual race not many people know about. The location is Switzerland’s Mt. Niesen which is renowned for its triangular-shaped face and its 11,674 steps.
The longest staircase in the world is home to an annual race not many people know about, notes Oddity Central.
The location is Switzerland’s Mt. Niesen which is renowned for its triangular-shaped face and its 11,674 steps that extend more than 5,000 feet upwards.
The event, often called Niesenlauf, is typically held in June when as many as 500 people attempt to make it to the top despite a steep gradient averaging 55 percent.
According to Oddity Central, the record is “1 hour and 2 minutes for men, and 1 hour and 9 minutes for women.”
Other than race day, pedestrians are not allowed on the stairs, but visitors can instead ride a parallel rail system for about 30 minutes to reach the mountain peak.
The longest staircase in the world is home to an annual race not many people know about, notes Oddity Central.
The location is Switzerland’s Mt. Niesen which is renowned for its triangular-shaped face and its 11,674 steps that extend more than 5,000 feet upwards.
The event, often called Niesenlauf, is typically held in June when as many as 500 people attempt to make it to the top despite a steep gradient averaging 55 percent.
According to Oddity Central, the record is “1 hour and 2 minutes for men, and 1 hour and 9 minutes for women.”
Other than race day, pedestrians are not allowed on the stairs, but visitors can instead ride a parallel rail system for about 30 minutes to reach the mountain peak.