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Franz Josef Glacier Travel Guide: 159 reviews and 371 photos
I think that the best experience I had in New Zealand was hiking up on the Franz Josef Glacier, which is on the west coast of the South Island...
Looking up at the Glacier from the bottom, it looks nice and interesting and all, but I was actually a little disappointed.. (Not sure what I was expecting...)
But anyway, decided to sign up for a full day hike... The hiking up to and on the Glacier far exceeded expectations...
From the bottom, it just looked like a bunch of small snow mounds up the face, but once you get up into the glacier, you are actually squeezing you way through deep crevices, crossing shaky aluminum ladders over what appeared to be bottomless pits, and hiking among large ice pinnacles where ice boulders are perched above your head...
Although the day left my legs dead tired and my feet bruised and battered, I'd have to say this is the one experience in New Zealand that I am glad that I did not miss...
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Terminal Face
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Best not to venture beyond here unless you have the right equipment (ice talons, ice axe, waterproof everything...) A... more travel advice
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The guide working on felling a large ice boulder perched up above the path... (A good idea, so to avoid catching one on... more travel advice
The Ice Falls
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Proabably the most fun place to hike is the huge crevices through the ice falls. This is the place that you will be... more travel advice
Ice Tunnels
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The strong winds up here carve out unique shapes in the ice... You will likely pass through some ice tunnels along the... more travel advice
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Comments (19)
"Cool" account of your hike in the ice. I will definitely make it there one day..
G'day from Australia. Gotta love that glacier hiking! Great page
Nice photos..........
Great tips, Looks like a cool place to hike!
A truly great account of your adventure with the Glacier! This is an experience that will remain with you forever!
This is my kind of place... cold!!! Ho ho ho!!!
doing the glasier walk was a great experience, next time if possible, i'll want to try the full day hike ! ;-)
One of those locations which I find great to look at, sitting comfortable and warm here, not needing to actually GO there myself ;)))
Wow! You left me speechless...
...and that is where you first began to suffer the devastating effects of polar madness...
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