VIDEO: Mountain Specialist Training with Swiss Armed Forces
Francis Xavier
Switzerland has a reputation for neutrality but you can bet your sweet arsch they’re ready to throw down in the highlands if push comes to shove. In walks the Swiss Armed Forces mountain specialists who thrive in adverse alpine terrain (two thirds of Switzerland is mountainous). This is a window into their training regimen that was been perfected over the past 50 years at the the Centre of Excellence for the Armed Forces Mountain Service in Andermatt.
