"Ninja Warrior Switzerland" casts on the Schilthorn and introduces third presenter

For its first in-house production, "Ninja Warrior Switzerland," Swiss entertainment broadcaster TV24 is currently looking for athletic and competition-loving candidates. Almost 1,000 applications have already been received via video application from all over Switzerland, Germany, Austria and even England. Of these, a good 10 percent are women.

Last weekend, 130 participants, mainly from the greater region of Central Switzerland and the Bern area, took part in the casting on the Schilthorn. In front of an impressive backdrop and in perfect weather, they competed on various obstacles and in endurance tests. The elaborately organized casting enabled an exclusive partnership with the Jungfrau Region and Schilthornbahnen. The Richnerstutz project team assembled two tons of material in one and a half days in the middle of the Bernese Alps at 2,970 meters above sea level. The spectacular production is a perfect fit for the Schilthorn and the region, which attracts amateur and professional sports enthusiasts all year round and offers the best conditions for their activities, according to those responsible for Jungfrau Region Tourism, Managing Director Marc Ungerer, and Christoph Egger, Director of the Schilthornbahn.

Simultaneously with the implementation of the first casting, TV24 announces the third presenter and thus the completion of the presenter team. Zurich's Chris Bachmann will provide live commentary on the TV show together with Nina Havel and Maximilian Baumann. Bachmann has been one of Switzerland's best-known live presenters for over 20 years. In particular, he has made a name for himself in the winter and extreme sports scene, as host of freestyle, the Summer and Winter Olympics, the Open Air Frauenfeld or the Tour de Suisse. (pd/hae)