However, by the time we'd driven all the way down to Franz, we made a late start up the heavily cut lower ice falls. Not too far from Cape Defiance, we started to get blocked by large waves on the glacier and ended up retreating.
We spent an hour or so ice climbing in the crevasses in glorious conditions before driving over to Fox then to Gillespies Beach DOC campsite for the night.
On Sunday, we went up to Fox glacier for a similar few hours cragging and exploring the ice.
A long way to go for a weekend, but a wonderful place.
Pip about to climb onto Franz Josef Glacier
The waves start to bar progress
Home time, Franz Josef
Beautiful dusk conditions at Pip steps off the ice
Tasman, Pip and Cook from Gillespies Beach
Fox Glacier Valley
Pip exploring the lower Ice Fall
