Eiger Glacier

The Eiger Glacier is a glacier on the western slopes of the Eiger, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It extends from an altitude of 3,700 m above sea level. M. around behind the Little Eiger ( secondary summit of a mountain in the west ) and runs to the valley towards the Eiger glacier station. Another tongue ( 3,200 to 3,500 m above sea level. M. ) is in the form of a hanging glacier between the Eiger and the Little Eiger. It has a length of about 2.6 km and occupies an area of just 2.13 km ² is (as of 1973). Since then, he has retreated to about 150 m in the course of glacier melt.

1990 during a helicopter flight is a continuous, large gap was discovered. Then began Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology at ETH Zurich ( VAW) with research on the Eiger glacier. Research objectives were findings about hanging glacier and measures for the protection of the Jungfrau Railway Station. The impending crash in 1990, but without causing any damage. An automatic camera takes a photo every day since then the glacier.