The tongue of Europeans biggest and longest (24 km) glacier (Aletschgletscher) underneath "Aletschwald", a forest with the eldest trees of Switzerland. Some arves are of age more than 800 years. In the background are the "Walliser Fiescherhörner" (Schönbühlhorn, 3.854 m, Wannenhorn 3.905 and 3.707m).
Photo was taken 31 Aug 2003.