Walking on a force of nature

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Beating the odds (and the bad weather gods) yesterday, we were able to do the heli-hike onto Fox Glacier. Mere language is vastly inadequate to try to describe the experience. First time on a helicopter, first time on a glacier. First time on a helicopter that lands on a glacier! Our guide, Jeremy, was awesome as he led us up and back down a small portion of the glacier. We spent about 3 hours on the ice and it was unforgettable! We hiked thorough crevasses and snow caves, hopped across fissures that narrowly opened to some of the bluest of blue ice/water, saw rockface waterfalls, and learned how incredibly forceful and exquisite a glacier is. Wonderful and awe-inspiring!!

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Photos

Bus to helipad
not sure which is older, the bus or the man

Fox Glacier
looking up toward the source

Ice Angel
aka, my wife, Anita

Jeremy
Our guide making sure footing ahead is safe.

Tight spot
working through a crevasse

Posing in a snow cave
Snow caves are created by the movement of the glacier down the valley.

Possible Yeti sighting
The gloves are merino wool and possum fur. Seriously.

The Bird
Our way up, and more important, our way off the glacier.

Comments

[Mah]

Wow!