Grimselpass and Rhonegletscher (21 items)

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The continuation of our trip to the Aareschlucht and Reichenfachfälle led us via Grimselpass and Wallis (Valais) back to Lausanne with a short detour half-way up the Furkapass to visit the Rhonegletscher (Rhône glacier).

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  • The Räterichsbodensee dam
  • Looking back from the bottom of the Räterichsbodensee dam
  • Looking at the Räterichsbodensee from the top of the dam
  • On the top of the Räterichsbodensee dam
  • View from the top of the Räterichsbodensee dam
  • Posing at the top of the Räterichsbodensee dam. It was colder than it looks. ;-)
  • Descending from the Grimsel pass down towards Gletsch
  • View of Gletsch from the bottom of the Rhône glacier
  • The Rhône glacier
  • The tip of the Rhône glacier
  • The Rhône glacier
  • Rocks polished by the Rhône glacier
  • Inside the freezing (actually melting but the temperature was freezing ;-) Rhône glacier
  • Inside the Rhône glacier
  • Peeking out of a crevasse in the Rhône glacier
  • Naouel and Malika taking pictures half-way inside the Rhône glacier
  • Peeking out of a crevasse in the Rhône glacier. You can see the protective foil they put on it to slow down the melting.
  • Posing at the entrance of the Rhône glacier
  • The little footbridge leading to the entrance of the Rhône glacier
  • Rocks polished by the Rhône glacier

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