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Heli-hiking in Franz Josef
(Feb 05 '07)
It’s impossible to sit still for long in New Zealand – even for us – so today we got up early (again) and headed for a rendezvous point in town for a half day trip to the world famous (in New Zealand) ...
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The Franz Josef Glacier was next on our list and we made the long drive further down south to get up close and personal with one of only three temperate glaciers in the world (two of these ...
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Ice Climbing at Fox Glacier
(Aug 07 '07)
So, deterred from snowboarding slightly by the lack of snow and pricey lift passes (they're getting a little cheaper as the Kiwi dollar slides but still, more expensive than Whistler for a resort with ...
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The Glacier
(Jun 12 '07)
"I was too busy trying to secure my footing and not fall in some Hobbit swallowing crevice."
In New Zealand, accommodations were pricey. Long gone were the days of $7 private rooms with shower and air ...
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Glacier Climbing
(Mar 18 '07)
So I took the train across to Greymouth. Now it is supposed to be
one of the most incredible train journeys in the world. It was raining
and I was tired and maybe a little bit hungover, so I slept ...
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Glacial Hike. Redux
(Nov 04 '06)
Hey, remember that time I hiked up a Glacier? Not any Glacier, the (currently)steepest glacier in the world, and at a time when it was advancing no-less. There is a lot of glacial physics that goes ...
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The Glaciers – Fox and Franz Josef
(Oct 18 '07)
"Ice Climbing - favourite activity on my travels so far"
I was intending to do a heli-hike which involved a heli ride up the glacier, landing in the snow, and then hiking your way down. We looked into ...
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I am Climbing A Glacier!
(Jul 06 '07)
I took an Intercity bus from Queenstown up the west coast of the South Island to the town of Franz Josef. The buses in New Zealand are great! Not only do they connect almost all major tourist ...
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Well, I can now say I have climbed a Glacier. We opted for the longest trip onto Franz Josef Glacier and it was worth out. Getting kitted up in the gear and boots was fun and we ...
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Ice Ice Baby
(Apr 01 '08)
OOOoooO.. the glacier blog. I have waited for awhile to fill you in on this crazyness. So we 'rocked up'.. we say 'rocked up' now. It is Aussie for walked up.. but sounds way cooler and makes it ...
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