Teleférico de Fuente Dé - Una experiencia de vértigo - Cantabria en 4K

In the Cantabrian municipality of Camaleño, near the border with Asturias, lies Fuente Dé, a mountain cirque of glacial origin. It was formed during the last Ice Age, with snow and ice accumulating high in the mountains. Over time, a large icefall cascaded from the current area of ​​the Cable station, creating the cirque, with vertical walls up to 800 meters high, and a glacial tongue that cut through the valley. The origin of the Fuente Dé Cable Car lies in the mining operations that existed in these mountains at the end of the 19th century. The company that exploited the mines installed a cable in 1903 to transport the extracted material to the foot of the mountains. In 1966, a cable car was opened for public use, which in less than four minutes overcame the 753-meter difference in altitude between the Fuente Dé station and the Cable station, at an altitude of 1,823 meters. Later, in 2015, the cable car's mechanical and safety system was completely renovated, with two cabins with a capacity for 20 people, which simultaneously ascend and descend a cable distance of 1,450 meters. Consisting of a single section, it is considered the longest cable car in Europe. At the Cable Car station, there is a spectacular viewing platform with an openwork iron platform that juts out, giving the sensation of flying. The view is spectacular over the Cantabrian Mountains, the limestone massif of the Picos de Europa, and the deep valleys of Lebaniego. A landscape of immense beauty where we see the Fuente Dé glacial cirque and the peaks of Peña Remoña, Padiorna, Pico San Carlos, and Torre Altaiz, as well as the peaks of Santa Ana, Tesorero and Torre Horcados Rojos, and Peña Olvidada. You can have a coffee overlooking the mountains, take a walk to the Áliva Hotel, or hike the trails of the National Park. Another option is to take the cable car and walk down the Áliva Passes Route, which leads to the base station of the Fuente Dé Funicular. We encountered inhabitants of the high northern peaks, such as the yellow-billed chough, an elegant corvid that feeds on invertebrates in rock crevices and food scraps left behind by humans. We took the cable car back to return. The cabins travel at 10 meters per second, but you don't get the sensation of speed until you cross paths with the other cabin. The two separate sections, each with a conveyor, have speed regulation. Near the base station, we found a large herd of white rock sheep grazing, which adapt well to the climate of the high peaks. They graze in these areas during spring, summer, and well into autumn. When winter arrives, they are collected in sheds and fed with dry grass, forage, and feed. The Fuente Dé Cable Car is a breathtaking experience, offering breathtaking views from its balcony, overlooking a landscape of immense beauty, in the heart of the Picos de Europa.