Visiting the Aletsch, Part II.

On our last day in the Wallis, we decided to take a cable car up to the Eggishorn. From this point, you can see Konkordiaplatz, where three smaller glaciers melt together to become the Aletschgletscher. (I'm really not sure how you decide where one glacier ends and another begins, but apparently Konkordiaplatz is where this happens.)

Paragliders littered the air by the Eggishorn.

Konkordiaplatz is there somewhere.

Dad and I took the short, stiff hike up to the real Eggishorn to get a better view. At the top, it really felt like we were in a fishbowl of the Alps- they made a complete ring around us, and we were high enough to see all around us. It was probably the most beautiful place I've been (although competition is getting stiffer by the minute).

At the top!

Visiting the Aletsch, Part I.

One of our first stops in the Wallis was the Aletschgletscher. It is the largest glacier in Europe, at 23 km long. In the deepest point, it is 1000 m thick! We gondola-ed ourselves up to Riederalp, and then took a little hike along the ridge overlooking the glacier. The weather clouded over for our hike, but the sun didn't hide for long! Once it cleared up, we could even see the Matterhorn in the distance down the valley.

Aletschgletscher.

Just another lovely day in the mountains!