Eleven billion tonnes of ice: this is the Aletsch Glacier. You’ll get the best view of the UNESCO Natural World Heritage site from the Jungfraujoch and the Aletsch Arena. The majestic landscape of ice, rock and snow, the glacial lakes and the Aletsch Forest will inspire you.

The Aletsch Glacier (German: Aletschgletscher, German pronunciation: [ˈalɛtʃˌɡlɛtʃɐ]) or Great Aletsch Glacier (Grosser Aletschgletscher) is the largest glacier in the Alps.

Oct 28, 2024 · The Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier of Switzerland and even of the Alps. I explain how to get the best views: from mountaintops in the Jungfrau Region and the Valais, and during splendid hikes. This page was last updated by Annika on 28 October 2024.

At 20 kilometres in length, the Great Aletsch Glacier in Valais is a truly imposing sight. So it is not surprising that it is accorded a special honour: the Great Aletsch Glacier is the centrepiece and the defining element of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Jul 16, 2024 · Glistening high in south-central Switzerland in the Bernese Alps, the Aletsch Glacier is a spectacular river of ice. As the largest glacier in all of the Alps, it covers an area of 171 square kilometers (66 mi), 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) long, and 1.6 kilometers (1 mi) wide. Its highest elevation is 4160 meters and its lowest is 1650 meters.

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Flanked by 32 4,000-metre peaks and only a few minutes from the Bettmerhorn upper station, a spectacular experience awaits you in the form of the Great Aletsch Glacier. This glacier adventure offers unimpeded views and is quite intoxicating – even without a glass of Valais wine.

Aug 31, 2024 · How to talk about the Aletsch glacier without mentioning the inevitable melting of these ice giants, which has accelerated so much in the last 20 years (with a sad record this summer of 2022 where Swiss glaciers would have lost more than 6% of their volume in one year)… it is one of the most visible consequences of climate change!

Aletsch Arena offers a guided expedition to the Aletsch glacier. It is the size of 12,000 football pitches, extending over 23 kilometres; you won't go round it in under six hours. A glacier like this is a whole world all to itself: clean air, fresh snow and sun from morning to evening.

With an unbelievable 10 billion tons of ice, the Great Aletsch glacier is part of the Unesco World Heritage Site and is the Alps' mightiest ice flow. It is easily accessible and is ideally situated for extensive hikes and special nature excursions. The entire region is a habitat for many rare animal and plant species.