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New Zealand Alpine Photography - FitzGerald Pass

Photo Gallery of the FitzGerald Pass Crossing & Copland Valley.

 

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FitzGerald Pass crossing via the Jubilee Route

  • Aoraki/Mount Cook as seen from the Hooker Valley.
  • Dawn river crossing after leaving the formed track.
  • Climbing up above the Hooker Lake.
  • Gaining height above the Hooker Valley.
  • The climbing route up the rock buttress is steep and exposed. The rock is of good quality.
  • Climbing the last pitch of the rock buttress.
  • Negotiating the Stewart Glacier.
  • The route up the Stewart Glacier provides close-up views of the seracs.
  • Travelling along the snow shoulder after the Stewart Glacier. Sealey Range in the background.
  • Aoraki Mount Cook, seen from small peak (2150m) to the north of FitzGerald Pass.
  • The descent from FitzGerald Pass to the Copland Track is easy.
  • Top of the Copland Valley.
  • Descending the upper Copland Valley.
  • Descending into "Middle Earth".
  • Unicorn and Dilemma.
  • Well deserved rest.
  • Looking back up the Copland Valley.
  • Welcome Flats Hut.
  • Tramping through lush rainforest on the last leg of the journey.
  • Shiel Creek.
  • Crossing one of the numerous wire bridges in the Copland Valley.
  • Blue Ducks cruising down the Copland River.
  • Walking out the lower Copland Valley.