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thirsty bird
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First view of the Franz Josef Glacier
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Franz Josef is 10km long I believe
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winding our way up Franz Josef
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Ice is up to 300m thick in the Franz Josef glacier
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Ice and Rocks
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Looking up Franz Josef
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close up of the Franz Josef upper iceflow
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I just love the texture of this ice... so uninviting
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down Franz Josef Glacier
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Looking back down Franz Josef... actually really steep
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watch where you are going Kurt!
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Mt Tasman to the right of shot I think
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snow catchment for Franz Josef
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the height of the helicopter really masks the size of those crevasses in the ice
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Mt Cook out the window
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Mighty Mt Cook Elevation, 3754 metres (12316 ft)
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mt Cook out the window
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nice view out to the west coast
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top of fox Glacier. Snow catchment is around 10,000 hectares in size!
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two tiny helicopters give perspective
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coming in to land on the neve
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Mt Tasman (prepare yourself for a few shots of this mountain)
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Looking west over the "Big Mac" neve at the top of Fox Glacier
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Mt Tasman Elevation: 3,497 M (11,473 FT)
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Me and the mountain
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Nice shot of Mt Tasman in the background... second highest peak in NZ (Elevation: 3,497 M (11,473 FT))
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Kurt delivers me a brilliant shot... such a rareity to get a great photo when you hand your camera to a stranger and ask them to take your photo!
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ok, pretty happy with this shot...
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the "Big Mac" neve at the top of Fox Glacier
