Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
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The Jungfraujoch observatory (3,471 metres above sea level) built above the Aletsch glacier. (swiss-image.ch/Christof Sonderegger) swiss-image -
It’s a long way on this untouched snow to the Lötschenlücke (3,173m) via the Grosse Aletschfirn. To the top right, very small, are the Hollandia mountain huts. (Sputnik) -
The Lötschental with the Lang glacier and the Lötschenlücke. (Roland Zumbühl) picswiss.ch -
On an excursion around the Oeschinensee (1,578 m) above Kandersteg in the Bernese Oberland. In the background, the Blümlisalp peak (3,661m). (swiss-image.ch/Christof Sonderegger) swiss-image -
Skiing above Kandersteg, towards the Gemmi Pass. (swiss-image.ch/Christof Sonderegger) swiss-image -
An ibex in the Bernese Oberland. (swiss-image.ch) -
Lötschental: Bietschhorn. (Roland Zumbühl) picswiss.ch -
A high path near the southern side of the Lötschberg, above the Rhone Valley. (swiss-image.ch/Valais Tourism) swiss-image -
Baltschiedertal: an ancient wooden water duct. (Roland Zumbühl) picswiss.ch -
Left to right: Spring Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vernalis), Clusius' Gentian (Gentiana clusii), Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala). (Rolf Amiet) -
The Villa Cassel, the Pro Natura headquarters on the Riederfurka, above the Aletsch glacier. (Keystone/Pro Natura) Keystone -
The Aletsch region in Valais. (pixsil/Gilbert Vogt) Pixsil -
Walking along the great Aletsch glacier. (swiss-image.ch) swiss-image -
The Aletsch glacier in 1890-1900. (Wikipedia / "Views of Switzerland in the Photochrom print collection" from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905) -
The Maerjelen lake on the edge of the Aletsch glacier. (Keystone) Keystone -
Stairs leading to the Concordia hut. (Sputnik) -
View from the Oberaarjoch hut. In the background the Gross Wannenhorn. (RDB/Ed. Bachmann) RDB -
Walkers near the Gauli glacier in the Urbachtal, in the Bernese Oberland. (swiss-image.ch/Christof Sonderegger) swiss-image -
Schreckhorn and Lauteraarhorn from the Diamantstock: front left, the Hienderstock, right, the Bärglistock and the Gauli glacier. (de.wikipedia.org) -
Full moon above the Wetterhorn near Grindelwald, from Kleine Scheidegg, Feburary 17, 2003. (Keystone/Eddy Risch) Keystone -
Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. (Wikipedia/Jackph)
A pictorial journey through this mountainous Unesco World Heritage site.
This content was published on December 15, 2009 - 15:43
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