Glaciers are truly fascinating and what makes them increasingly special is the obvious evidence that they are disappearing. Actually, they are melting at an alarming rate. In some locations such as in Alaska, it is indicated by signboards how the glaciers have been retreating over the past 30 or 40 years.
Among the most impressive glaciers, in terms of size and colour, are those in Alaska and in Argentina’s Patagonia area. Among the largest are the glaciers in Greenland and Iceland.
Most glaciers are rapidly melting due to global warming glaciers. Go see them before it is too late!
Among the most remote are probably those in Greenland and Pakistan. In Svalbard, you can literally climb through a hole in the snow to enter by ladder and rope the deep inside of the subterranean glacial frozen rivers.
The photos here showcase some of the most beautiful glaciers in Alaska, Argentina, Iceland, Nepal, Norway, Switzerland, Pakistan and Tibet.
Minapin Glacier at Rakaposhi Base Camp, Hunza Valley, Pakistan Minapin Glacier at Rakaposhi Base Camp, Hunza Valley, Pakistan Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina Dog sledding on a large glacier, Svalbard Islands, Norway. Entrance to climb down below the glacier – by rope and by ladder, Svalbard Islands, Norway. Walking on a frozen river inside (or underneath) the glacier, Svalbard Islands, Norway. Upsala Glacier, El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina Upsala Glacier, El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina Holgate Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward, Alaska Exit Glacier near Seward, Alaska Glacier near Kulusuk Village, Greenland Floating pieces of glaciers near Kulusuk Village, Greenland Glaciers at Svínafellsjökull, Iceland The massive Langjökull Glacier, Iceland Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, Iceland Hiking over a snow-covered glacier near Cho La Pass, Himalayas, Nepal Chola Glacier, south of Dzonglha, Himalayas, Nepal Khumbu Ice Fall (tongue of a glacier) near Everest Base Camp, Himalayas, Nepal Karola Glacier, Tibet Glacier Aletsch, Jungfraujoch, Switzerland While not a glacier, the frozen Kostroma River is deep solid ice in front of the
St. Ipaty Monastery, Kostroma, Russia
☛ Read more: Patagonia glaciers, Argentina
Blog post and photos by Peter who has been travelling almost full-time since 2005 and has been to over 122 countries. He visited several countries, such as Japan, more than 20 times. Peter is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of GlobeRovers Magazine, an independent travel magazine focused on intrepid destinations.