I finally arrived at the corner of the path around the Eggishorn.

The huge glacier spread out below me and there were many moon-shaped breaks in the glacier. I'd walked along the path during the hike looking down at the glacier, however there wasn't anything to compare it with, so I couldn't judge the size of the glacier or breaks at all....

Look! There are people in front of the glacier, which is just right for comparing the size of the glacier to.

Not the person in blue! Compare the size of the glacier to that of the group of people who are sitting down in front of it!

"Wah! The glacier is huge! The people look like grains of rice!"

I was surprised when I realized how big it was! In fact, the thickest part of the Aletsch Glacier is 900m and even the thinner parts of the edge of the glacier, is still 150m thick!

From here, I walked around Eggishorn and I headed for Fiescheralp with my back to the glacier.

When you see a small restaurant like a hut, an important option is awaiting for you there.

You could either walk along a narrow hiking path which zigzagged up the steep slope or take a shortcut through a 1km long tunnel. I was forced to choose between the two. It was said that the inside of the tunnel was very dark and it sounded terrible. If I endured the fear for just 1 km it was the shortest way to cross the mountain...and so I began to worry and worry. However, luckily, a young family happend to be entering the tunnel! I didn't miss this chance and casually followed them in!

While in the tunnel, dim lights were placed at regular intervals, but a few lights were dead and there were spots that were really pitch black and it was almost impossible even to walk! Additionally, there were many puddles on the ground and I often stepped in them. I was very uncomfortable walking in the dark.

But even worse than that, the scariest part of the tunnel was that.... There were several side roads. I had a feeling that something would jump out of those dark paths. In addition to that, I turned back to look a path and was faced with a statue of the Virgin Mary and suddenly my knees almost gave way....

"I've escaped!"
In exchange for my terrible experience, I could cross this big mountain with only a short 15-minute walk. BUT I'll never go through this tunnel again!

From there I walked along a nice hiking path for 40 minutes from the tunnel's exit and I arrived at Fiescheralp cablecar station. It took about 3 and a half hours after leaving Moosfluh.