CommunicationPublished on 9 November 2023

«The collaboration with local people was excellent»

Engineer Hans Aschmann led the first Swiss-backed construction of a suspension bridge in Nepal in 1960–61. In this interview, he recalls that pioneering mission.

"Probably the most important member of our team was Ang Tsering Sherpa, an experienced mountain guide. He organised the porter services and looked after us brilliantly." — © SDC / Hans Aschmann

So it took me five days on foot to get to the site where they planned to build the bridge.

Hans Aschmann