Gallery
The final walk to the glacier front
People waiting to climb the enormous glacier - and some actually climbing it
Dillan, George and Jude
Attaching crampons before the climb
Earlier groups on the first stage of the glacier climb
Roped up and ready to go
Partway up the first stage but waiting for a descending group to clear the path ahead
View back to the start
Dillan, ready for Stage 2
Pausing at a very large crevice
Waiting again for a descending group to pass
The final stage of the climb
Easier going on the upper part of the glacier
View back to the lake from the upper part of the glacier
A break for lunch at the highest part of our climb
John and our guide at the top of the glacier
Dillan and Jude at the top of the glacier
The second group taking their lunch break nearby
Panorama shot from the top of the glacier
Section of the panorama shot containing our group and the view down the valley
Section of the panorama shot containing our group
A very deep fissure in the glacier, seen on the way down
John on the glacier
Making our way back down by the same route