> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Aletschgletscher Tour - URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/aletschgletscher-tour/ - Published: 2021-10-02T14:26:02.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-05T17:23:59.000Z - Description: A spectacular selection of photos taken during a hike on the Aletsch glacier on a glorious day. - Author: Ivar Hagendoorn - Tags: Photography In 2014 I hiked along the [Aletschgletscher](www.ivarhagendoorn.com/aletschgletscher/) from Bergstation Bettmerhorn to Märjelensee. In the distance I could see some tiny spots moving on the glacier. I thus assumed that it would be possible to do a guided glacier hike. This year I finally booked a guided tour on the glacier. As you can see I was very lucky with the weather. It was absolutely spectacular and way surpassed my expectations. It's only when you're on the glacier that you realize how big it really is. I now want to do the two-day tour from Jungfraujoch to Märjelensee with an overnight stay at the Konkordia hut. In 2025 I hiked the [UNESCO Höhenweg](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/unesco-hohenweg-bettmerhorn-eggishorn/) from Bettmerhorn to Eggishorn, a ridge trail which offers spectacular views of the Aletsch glacier and the surrounding mountains. ![View from somewhere on the middle of the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-10.jpg) The view from somewhere on the middle of the Aletschgletscher. In the distance the Jungfrau ![Aletschgletscher crevasses](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-11.jpg) Crevasses on the Aletschgletscher ![Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-12.jpg) The Aletschgletscher consists of hills and valleys that you cannot really see from above ![Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-13.jpg) To reach the middle of the glacier you have to cross an area with crevasses and rocks. These are the dark bands that you see [from above](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/unesco-hohenweg-bettmerhorn-eggishorn/). ![Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-14.jpg) ![View from the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-15.jpg) View from the middle of the Aletschgletscher. In the distance the Jungfrau. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-16.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-17.jpg) The guide explained that the rocks tip towards the south because that's the part of the ice that melts first ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-18.jpg) ![Melt water lake on the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-19.jpg) I was surprised to find this lake of melt water on the glacier. It's a big lake by the way. ![View from the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-20.jpg) View from the Aletsch glacier ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-21.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-22.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-23.jpg) Crevasses on the Aletsch glacier ![A valley on the Aletsch glacier](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-24.jpg) There are valleys and hills ON the glacier A glacier hike is one of the closest things to being on another planet (not that I've been on another planet). ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-25.jpg) ![Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-26.jpg) ![Hikers on the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-27.jpg) Another group to add some perspective ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-29.jpg) ![Deep crevasses in the Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-28.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-30.jpg) Another valley on the glacier ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-31.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-32.jpg) I can't wait to go back when I look at these photos ![Aletschgletscher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-33.jpg) One more view from somewhere on the middle of the glacier ![Aletschgletscher crevasses](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2021/10/aletsch-gletscher-34.jpg) And one more photo of the crevasses ### Related Posts **More glaciers!** [Gornergletscher](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/gornergletscher-revisited/), [Svellnossbreen](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/svellnosbreen-glacier/), [Nigardsbreen](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/nigardsbreen-glacier/), [Falljökull](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/falljokull/), [Glacier du Tour](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/refuge-albert-1er-glacier-du-tour/), the [Glacier Trail Felskinn Mattmark](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/glacier-trail-felskinn-mattmark/), the [Russell Glacier](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/russell-glacier/) and the [Eqi Glacier](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/eqi-glacier/). **More Swiss Alps awesomeness!** The [Cabane du Grand Mountet](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/cabane-du-grand-mountet/). The [Glacier Trail Saas-Fee](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/glacier-trail-saas-fee/). The hike to [Oeschinensee and Blüemlisalp](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/oeschinensee-bluemlisalp/). The hike from [Schynige Platte via Faulhorn to First](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/schynige-platte-faulhorn-first/). The hike to the [Schönbielhütte](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/schonbielhutte/) and the [Schreckhornhütte](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/schreckhornhutte/). The [UNESCO Höhenweg](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/unesco-hohenweg-bettmerhorn-eggishorn/) along the Aletschgletscher.