Birg, Mountain summit in Interlaken-Oberhasli, Switzerland

Birg is a rocky spur of the Bernese Alps at 2,684 metres, on the east flank of the Schilthorn above the village of Mürren and the Lauterbrunnen valley. Its summit holds the intermediate cable car station of the Schilthornbahn, where passengers change between the two-cabin section from Mürren and the single-cabin section up to the Schilthorn.

The cable car to the Schilthorn, with Birg as its intermediate station between Mürren and the summit, was built in the 1960s. The line was partly financed by the production of the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", in which Birg appears as the ski station nearest to Blofeld's alpine headquarters, Piz Gloria.

Birg appears in the 1969 James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" as the ski station nearest Blofeld's alpine headquarters, Piz Gloria; it is first seen from a helicopter and later has a scene set on it. The name Birg also belongs to the rocky spur of the Bernese Alps on which the station stands.

Birg is reached by cable car from Mürren or Stechelberg, with no hiking or climbing required to get there. Weather can shift quickly at this height, so bring warm layers even on sunny days in the valley below.

The station has a via ferrata trail called the Skyline Walk that runs along the rock face and lets walkers step out above open air with a safety cable. This path is open to anyone in good physical condition and does not require prior climbing experience.