tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post5769723412044947596..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Cloud shadows on crevasses, Kahutea Glacierpohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-35936229145160259822009-03-24T07:45:00.000+13:002009-03-24T07:45:00.000+13:00RR, in this case estimating distances wasn't a pro...RR, in this case estimating distances wasn't a problem, because this glacier's small and surrounded by well-defined ridges, peaks and valleys. The shadows are from high cloud, well above the glacier, so there was no chance of whiteout. It would have been an entirely different matter if the cloud had lowered to the glacier. Luckily, we didn't have to traverse it; our return to the hut followed our ascent route on the other side of the mountain.<BR/><BR/>Zhoen, they were human footprints. Hard to tell whether they were made by more than one person (it's usually easier to step in the leader's prints, hence the single track), but crossing glaciers alone isn't recommended.<BR/><BR/>Emma, we had better luck than Shackleton ;^)pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-46440723537631080382009-03-24T06:10:00.000+13:002009-03-24T06:10:00.000+13:00Gorgeous. Totally feeds my Shackleton obsession. ;...Gorgeous. Totally feeds my Shackleton obsession. ;o)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193158939182430887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-92076743624458291082009-03-24T03:34:00.000+13:002009-03-24T03:34:00.000+13:00People prints, or maybe animal, or could you tell ...People prints, or maybe animal, or could you tell from where you were?<BR/><BR/>So stark and beautiful.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-15127744911147591742009-03-23T21:00:00.000+13:002009-03-23T21:00:00.000+13:00Oh yes! The single track footprints! Were they goi...Oh yes! The single track footprints! Were they going into or coming out of that crevasse?<BR/>They give the scale I was asking about previously.<BR/>I imagine being up there must be not unlike being in the desert with so little to give a sense of distance.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.com