Bettmerhorn offers some of the most breathtaking views of the Grosser Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps. A cable car takes visitors up to the Bettmergrat ridge, which stands at 2,647 ...

Caption The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland is the largest valley glacier in the Alps and it has been losing mass since the mid-19th century. A new study using data from two NASA satellites found ...

At the turn of the 21st century, the glacier was named part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site. While here, be sure to explore the Aletsch Arena. There are opportunities ...

Switzerland is famous for its breathtaking landscapes and well-trodden paths, but beyond the common routes, hidden trails ...

"That's the plane," says our guide, Dominik Nellen, pointing. Below us on the Aletsch glacier is the wreck of a Piper Cherokee aircraft lost in 1968. Hidden for more than half a century ...

Benjamin Vedrines has climbed the North Faces of the Grandes Jorasses-Matterhorn-Eiger trilogy in a week, without motorized ...

Jungfrau- Aletsch-Bietschhorn a été inscrit sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en 2001. Le site est un exemple remarquable de la formation des Hautes Alpes, incluant la partie la plus glacée des Alpes ...

Switzerland's glaciers could almost disappear due to global warming. Melting ice in the Alps will have an impact on large rivers in Western Europe – ...

The Great Aletsch Glacier in the Bernese Alps, which is 20 kilometers long and weighs 10 billion tons, attracts over a million people a year who can view its immensity from the Junfraujoch viewing ...

Next on the list is the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch site in Switzerland. It encompasses the most glaciated area in the ...