Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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NEW ZEALAND
In New Zealand, heli-hikers head for the South Island, particularly the region
around the Aoraki/Mt Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks in the
Southern Alps, where a helicopter can fly you in to trek on massive glaciers and
snowfields. Both Southern Alps Guiding and the Helicopter Line run heli-hiking
trips to the country’s longest glacier, the Tasman Glacier in Aoraki/Mt Cook, which
extends more than 15 miles (24km). These half-day excursions combine a helicopter
flight with trekking on the glacier. The Helicopter Line also takes heli-hikers out to
the Franz Josef Glacier, a 7.5-mile (12km) span of ice. On these half-day trips,
you’ll fly over the glacier and then take a guided hike through dramatic glacial ice
formations.
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heli-hikers land on the Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand