At the helipad we were given thick socks and leather hiking boots to wear and weighed as each helicopter could only take 500 kg. I had to be moved to another helicopter as there was too much weight in Gordon's!
The take off was good and the flight was wonderful. I wish it had been a lot longer. I am quite hooked.
The helicopter and one of the first views of the glacier.
Still from the helicopter. Look how small the people seem from above. This is where we had to land.
After we had landed and got out we had to crouch down low as the force from the helicopter taking off again was powerful enough to knock us all flying. We were given crampons for the boots and sticks to stop me wobbling and off we set.
This is part of our group waiting to go.
This is the ice at the side of the glacier next to Victoria Falls. We heard 2 small ice quakes while we were there! That is blocks of ice dropping off and falling in the falls hundreds of feet below.
In all we spent about 2 1/2 hours walking on the glacier. The surface is very rugged and we probably only travelled about 1 mile but there were so many ups, downs and water to cross.
Not a lot else we can say without it being a Geology lecture except WOW; one of the greatest things you could do. I think the pictures say the rest.
1. Ice cave 2. Us at the top 3. Another cave
1. A crevasse with water infill 2. Rachel the mountain goat 3. More holes
1. Drainage hole 2. Gordon in ice cave 3. Top of glacier
This is the view of the glacier about 10 minutes walk from the carpark by the main road at the base of the mountains - sea level! Amazing isn't it?
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