Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 14 mi and covers more than 46 sq mi in the eastern Bernese Alps. Its thickness is estimated to be near 1 km (3,300 ft).
From the start, taking the cable car from Mörel up to Riederalp saves 3800 feet of climbing!
An hour walk through the Aletsch Forest...
with a nice view across the valley, where you hike out of the valley later in the day...
...takes you to here, to a close up view of the Aletsch Glacier.
This 400 foot long hanging bridge hangs takes you to the other side of the valley, crossing the Massa river 250 feet below!
The end of the Aletsch Glacier from where the Massa River flows. The glacier has been receeding by 300 feet per year due to global warming.
The famous Matterhorn at the Swiss/Italy border can be seen off in the distance.
The 2.5hr hike back out of the valley, up about 1800 feet to the church on that ridge.
Looking back to the river and glacier.
