Titlis glacier

The Titlis Glacier (also called Galtiberg Glacier ) is a small glacier near Engelberg in the Central Swiss Alps on the Titlis ( 3238  m above sea level ).

location

The glacier is mainly located on the western and northern flanks of the mountain. The glacier reaches down to about 2750  m . The remainder of the glacier of 1.8 km ^{2 of} ice surface (2007) is mainly in the canton of Obwalden and a small part in Nidwalden .

There are two mountain railways on the glacier , the chairlift and the glacier lift of the Engelberg ski area . Just below the summit, at 3,041 meters above sea level, there is Europe's highest suspension bridge called "TITLIS Cliff Walk", which is 100 meters long and only one meter wide. It spans an abyss of 500 meters and offers a head for heights a magnificent view into the depths. Your visit is free of charge in good weather.

Climate change

The glacier is badly affected by global warming . As in other glacier ski areas , attempts are being made to cover the part of the glacier (about 0.7 km ² ) that can be used for winter skiing as a glacier protection measure in summer with white reflective cloths in order to reduce the loss of ice. It is believed that the Titlis Glacier will no longer exist in twenty years.

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  The Titlis Glacier in winter 2004/2005. On the right the Klein Titlis, on the left in the background the main peak, in front of it the Rotegg

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  Titlis glacier in summer 2008 (eastern part of the glacier)

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  Titlis glacier in summer 2012. On the right in the picture a reflective cover.

literature

• Research Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of the ETH Zurich : Titlis Glacier. In: Glacier Natural Hazards. ( ethz.ch  ( page no longer available ), also as a PDF  ( page no longer available )).
• Giann Theler: Climate-related consequences in Engelberg , 2007 - Titlis Rotair opinion on economic consequences in the context of glacier retreat ( web document , pdf, on Obwalndner Bildungsforum, obf.ch)

Web links

Commons : Titlis Glacier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• titlisgletscher.ch , Titlis Rotair AG
• Titlis Glacier on the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of the ETH

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Theler, p. 8
2. ^ TITLIS Cliff Walk
3. ↑ Theler: Climate-related consequences in Engelberg

Coordinates: 46 ° 46 ′ 43 "  N , 8 ° 25 ′ 45"  E ; CH1903:  675.65 thousand  /  one hundred and eighty-one thousand two hundred and ninety-nine