Uphondo lwe-Alpine noma i-Alforn eSwitzerland, Kuyinsimbi yomculo yasekuqaleni yesiko laseSwitzerland. Ukuba khona kwayo kwaziwa kusukela emakhulwini eminyaka yasendulo. Izikhathi eziningi le nsimbi ibibalulekile empilweni yokwelusa yaseSwitzerland. Ngemuva kweminyaka lapho inhlangano yezithandani iqhuma ku-s. I-XIX, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngokukhuphuka kwezokuvakasha kanye nokuhweba ku-s. XX, uphondo lwe-Alpine lwavuselelwa futhi lwathola indawo kumlando namasiko aseSwitzerland.
Uphondo lwe-Alpine luyinsimbi eyenziwe ngokhuni lwemvelo. Kuyishubhu engaba imitha elilodwa nohhafu noma imitha elide ubude, inombhobho nomphetho oyindilinga. Ukusetshenziswa nokuba khona kophondo lwe-alpine kubhaliwe kusukela ku-s. UXVI, isithombe sakhe sitholakale emidwebweni yakudala futhi sangcwatshwa ezindlini zakudala zasemapulazini. Abelusi baseSwitzerland basebenzisa isiqu se-Alps ukuhlela izinkomo, ukuzalusa nokuzenza zihambe.
Kepha leli thuluzi labamba iqhaza nakwamanye amasiko asemthethweni nasenkolweni. Umuzi kamalusi ngamunye wawunomboko wezintaba, ngoba lena kwakuyindlela ephumelela kunazo zonke yokuxhumana nezilwane. kodwa futhi nabantu besifunda. Kwakufana nocingo olungejwayelekile.
Njengamanje ukusetshenziswa kwayo kwezokuxhumana akunangqondo, noma kunjalo, isiqu se-Alps sitholakele ngomculo nezinganekwane zezwe futhi okwamanje kukodwa kungukukhanga okwaziswa kakhulu izivakashi futhi kuyabonakala yonke indawo.