Trift Glacier, Alpine glacier in Gadmen, Switzerland
The Trift Glacier extends 5 kilometers through the Uri Alps, featuring a massive ice formation that flows between steep mountain walls at 2520 meters elevation.
The glacier's length decreased from 5.75 kilometers in 1973 to its current size, with a total reduction of 3941 meters between 1861 and 2021.
The Swiss Alpine Club maintains the Trifthutte mountain shelter at 2520 meters, which serves mountaineers exploring the glacier and surrounding peaks.
The Trift Bridge, constructed in 2004, provides access to the glacier and mountain hut, replacing the previous route across the receding glacier tongue.
The glacier's retreat created a natural lake, Triftsee, in an area that contained solid ice throughout most of the 20th century.
Location: Bern
GPS coordinates: 46.66111,8.37778
Latest update: March 3, 2025 13:24
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