Glaciar de Monte Perdido - Gavarnie and Monte Perdido Massif

Glaciar de Monte Perdido Superior and Inferior below the summit of Monte Perdido (3355m). On the right Cilindro de Marboré (3328m). Strong image processing was applied to reduce the effect of haze in this telephoto view taken on 09/08/2007.

The upper and lower glacier are in the process of seperating (15/08/2000).

Detail of Glaciar Inferior de Monte Perdido. As now hardly any ice breaks off the upper glacier it cannot regenerate the lower one any longer (15/08/2000).

Recession of Glaciar del Monte Perdido between 1983 and 2008; seen from the ridge above the glacier: Crevasses, still present in 1983, have almost entirely disappeared, and rocks now seperate the lower and upper glacier in 2008.

On 05/08/1983 the uppermost part of the glacier appears rather active, with well developped crevasses indicating glacier flow.

On 18/08/2008 fewer crevasses suggest considerably less flow due to thinning of the glacier, which is also evident from the rocks emerging along its edge.