Our transport up to Kelman Hut. 19 Feb 04
Richard (left) and Trent during the flight in. 19 Feb 04
"Rope up for glacier travel! Check yourself, check your partner - then we'll check you" Bill Atkinson repeated this constantly in an attempt to speed everyone up - it didn't work :). Taken Just after landing. Clint (left), Erwin, Tshering (foreground), and Richard. 19 Feb 04
Climbing up to Kelman Hut. Dave (left). 19 Feb 04
Climbing up to Kelman Hut. 19 Feb 04
Kelman Hut. Richard (left), Bill, Erwin, Lisa. 21 Feb 04
Clint practicing rapping past a knot. Erwin (left). Feb 04
Trent practicing rapping past a knot. Feb 04
Kelman Hut veranda. Erwin (left), an instructor, and Richard. Feb 04
Views from the hele pad. Phil and Duncan are the small figures to the left on the upper Tasman. Feb 04
Small figures. Phil and Duncan stop to take some photos of the sun setting over Mt Cook. Tasman Saddle Hut in the background. Feb 04
The Upper Tasman Glacier. How small we are. Phil and Duncan. Feb 04
The view from a snow cave. Mt Alymer. There is so much beauty in the mountains, but to see it one must go through pain. That night the temperature got to at least negative seven degrees, but I wouldn't have been anywhere else; the night time views were stunning, with setting moons and infinite stars. 24 Feb 04
Snow cave entrance. The sleeping area was dug out, but the entrance was built out of the blocks of snow escavated from the cave. It was curved around to be in the slight lee of the wind. It ended up being two metres from a 200 metre cliff. Don't sleep walk. 24 Feb 04.
Our sleeping area, cooking shelf to the left and ice screws in the cieling for lights and other accerseries. 24 Feb 04.
The exit can be seen to the bottom left. 24 Feb 04.
Returning in a storm. Amy (right) Feb 04
Returning in a storm. Diane (left), Tamara, Amy. 22 Feb 04
Returning from Tasman Saddle Hut. Mt Cook in the background. Erwin (left), Dianne. 22 Feb 04
Trent returning from Tasman Saddle Hut. Mt Cook in the background. 22 Feb 04
Piture time in an ice cave. Clint (left), Tamara in front of Amy, Dave, Richard, and Dianne (right rear). Feb 04
Duncan checking out the ice cliff. Feb 04
Amy ice climbing in a cravase. Feb 04
Ice climbing at the local crag. Phil (left background), Dave (left) and Tshering beleying, Diane (left) and Amy climbing, Erwin (left) and Richard in the foreground. Feb 04
Trent toping out. Feb 04
