Oberer GrindelwaldgletscherLocation: Bernese Alps, 652.500/162.500, Length (1973): 6.50km, length (2004): 6.5km, orientation: NW, surface are (1973): 9.52km2, surface are (1998/99): 9.16km2. Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher is a classic valley glacier west of Grindelwald. There are two icefalls, and the tongue is remarkably narrow and descends into a deep gorge. | ||
 Schreckhorn and accumulation of Oberer Grindelwaldgletschers; wide panorama photo. July 2005. |  Upper icefall as seen from Glecksteinhütte (Seidd Alpine Club); wide panorama photo. July 2005. |  Lower icefall in the narrow gorge; two persons on the upper left; wide panorama photo. July 2005. |
 Seracs in the upper icefall with clearly visible firn stratigraphy . July 2005. |  Looking down from the path to Glecksteinhütte on the crevasses in the lower icefall. July 2005. |  Transverse crevasses in the lower icefall. July 2005. |
 Alpine ibex are a common sight at Glecksteinhütte, as are the many ice avalanches at the upper icefall visble in the background. July 2005. |  A small rainbow is formed within a waterfall descending into the glacier gorge. July 2005. |  Glacially abraded and polished limestone in the gorge shows wonderful folding of calcite layers. July 2005. |
 Remarkable narrow galcier tongue in the gorge. July 2005. | ||
| Photos Jürg Alean. | ||