Fox Glacier Guiding

We had a most excellent tour guide. We learned that the area we were standing on was where two tectonic plates collided. The vertical striped mountain in front of us was made from sedimentary rock called shist. The collision caused the rock to stand straight up. It was a very nice hike. Once again I am proud of the Baron Family's hiking ability. We …

We trekked up Fox glacier today! It was amazing, very interesting history and the temperate rainforest was just brilliant. I got to wear crampons for the first time which was cool (yes, not normally something one gets excited about), and the ice really is blue and glass like in the caves. There were waterfalls all around on the mountains, amongst …

We decided to book a guided tour of the glaciers . . . you can get closer with a guide than walking independently.
Phil from Glacier Valley Eco Tours picked us up at 8 (just the 2 of us with our guide). We headed off to Fox Glacier first. A lot of walking across the moraine . . ..lots of uphills and, therefore downhills on those …

First morning of sleeping in!! When I did wake up, I headed to the bus and went with the group to Lake Matheson. It was pouring rain so we only walked around a bit and headed to Fox Glacier. When we got there we ate lunch and suited up. We got rain coats, wool socks, splash pants, and hiking boots. We took a short drive to the glacier and started …

Yesterday morning we drove to Fox via the Haast pass which is an steep and twisty mountain road, the only one that connects Otago with Westland. We were about half way along the pass when Angus, while pulling into a layby, drove over a huge curb stone destroying the tyre. Apparently he "didn't see it". The spare tyre being right at the bottom of …

Jesse and I are feeling no pain now! After a tremendous overnight trip in the Doubtful Sound (Sept. 7-8) and a brief stopover in Wanaka (Sept. 8), we were ready to head to the West Coast. I had already spent time on the West Coast when I stayed in both Punakaiki and Greymouth. I new roughly what to expect weather and landscape wise. The West Coast …

8u30: Fox Glacier - we staan klaar met een ganse groep om de Fox Glacier te trotseren, we gaan hiken op de gletsjer in de gietende regen. We krijgen crampons om op het ijs te wandelen en voelen ons direct een professional. Het wordt een 4u durende wandeling op de gletsjer waar we in gangen en crevasses (spleten) mogen lopen. Zoals ze hier steeds …

Så er det endelig blevet tid til for alvor at opleve New Zealand. Og det skal naturligvis foregå i en autocamper – kan man andet i dette land?

Taskerne blev derfor hurtigt pakket igen efter vores tur nordpå til Russell - ja, faktisk var vi kun hjemme i en halv dag for at få vasket tøjet inden vi skulle afsted igen. Men nok er en …

We headed out by 8:15 to drive back over the mountainous road to the Fox Glacier (the sign along the road indicates windy road for the next 16 kms). When we left Franz Josef the skies were clear but as we dropped into the valley where Fox Glacier is there was very low cloud hanging over the town. We really hope the helicopter will be able to take …

I stayed in Franz Joseph hoping to hike the glacier there. Franz Joseph Glacier was cracked at a certain point and no tourist can hike it, however they can take a helicopter to the top and hike around there for roughly 40 minutes and this cost nearly $400. This was out of the question and the other option was to go to the neighboring township of …

... was raining. No bother, they never call off anything in these places because they lose too much money.  We arrived at Fox Glaicer Guiding and met our guide Lucia who is from Patagonia in Argentina, and started getting kitted out for our day.  ...

Version traduite plus bas March 1, West Coast Glaciers Helicopter flight? Ice climbing? Guiding up the glaciers? Hot pools relaxing? Which would you choose?? As it turned out, everything was so expensive, especially for the 6 of us, that we ended up ...

... getting a final soaking in the rivers again. It was an amazing day and so far my favourite thing we have done in New Zealand. The views were spectacular and I would recommend ice trekking to anyone (apart from maybe those with vertigo). That evening ...

... that's it. Oh, and a glacier. Fox Glacier had originally been named after Queen Victoria, but when New Zealand prime minister Sir William Fox visited in 1872 he named it after himself. The glacier falls 2,600 meters towards the coast and the ...

... a full day glacier hike. I was certainly not disappointed. We were all kited our with Ice Talonz which are apparently "a revolution in glacier guiding foot ware as they provide unprecedented grip and flex!" Yes, what ever just make sure I don't fall! ...

... checked out the guiding companies and decided to sign up for the 'Fox Trot' - a four hour walk, including an hour on the glacier with Fox Glacier Guiding.  We were going to be on the last trip of the day, leaving at 2.45pm, so I was hopeful that the ...

... to the higher reaches of the glacier and hike the path less trodden. You also need a second mortgage and a friendly bank manager. The Fox Glacier Village has the expected tour offices, a selection of cafes and shops and we stop for lunch at the Hob Nail ...

... the surrounding mountains, Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook itself.  Mount Cook National Park hosts 22 of the 27 mountains over 3050m in New Zealand and has 16 glaciers descending into the valley, making it a stunning place to visit.   Apart from the ...

... Jade carvings and jewelry sales. By evening we arrived at Fox Glacier. We had a reservation for a glacier walk, which I'd heard about from Aurelia Kennedy. New Zealand is one of only two places in the world where a glacier flows directly into a rain ...

... side of the world) the prospect of trying to find an appropriate outfit to climb a glacier was quite daunting!  Luckily Fox Glacier Guiding were quick to add huge, heavy bovver boots and a vastly over sized fleece to my shorts-over-leggings combo! ...