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Things To Do: Waterfalls
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  • Written by kenmerk on May 26, 2003
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    • Franz Josef Glacier - Large Waterfall in the Franz Josef Glacier Valley
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    • There are several large waterfall that drain into the valley that has been cut out by the glacier...

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    Things To Do: Into the Clouds...
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  • Updated by kenmerk on Jun 22, 2003
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    • Franz Josef Glacier - Into the Clouds..
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    • You can't even see the top of this waterfall as it disappears into the clouds... (quite the spectacle.....)

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    Things To Do: 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 couple years ago they pulled one frozen guy out of a crack who had ventured up here wearin only sneakers...)

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    Things To Do: The Ice Falls
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  • Written by kenmerk on May 26, 2003
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    • Franz Josef Glacier - Squeezing through 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 thankful for wearing waterproof clothing... (or wish the hell you did...)

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    Things To Do: Get Squeezed
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  • Written by kenmerk on May 26, 2003
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    • Franz Josef Glacier - Look close, there are 5-6 people in that crack....
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    • The cracks that you will pass through in the ice falls are quite narrow... As I tried to squeeze through them my camera auto-fired a few pictures from inside my pack... (Unfortunately my lunch got squashed, too... SO instead of a fresh banana, I had to settle for mushed banana baby food...

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    Things To Do: 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 way... (Good place to rest your tired legs, and pause for that photo op...)

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    Things To Do: Ice Pinnacles
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    • If you take a full day hike up the face of the Glacier, the highest point you will likely reach is the Ice pinnacles....

    Here large blocks of ice tower up above you.. (kinda like walking thru an Antarctic Manhattan...)

    Careful when walking below them, more than one unfortunate hiker has been clocked in the head by a falling chunk of ice...

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    bpacker Fri Jul 23, 2004 04:50 UTC
     "Cool" account of your hike in the ice. I will definitely make it there one day..    		K.Knight Wed Jul 14, 2004 09:29 UTC
     G'day from Australia. Gotta love that glacier hiking! Great page
    Cynthia_marie Thu Jul 1, 2004 03:40 UTC
     Nice photos..........    		Jim_Eliason Mon May 24, 2004 02:15 UTC
     Great tips, Looks like a cool place to hike!
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