Hiking glacial terrains gives adventure seekers an opportunity to explore some of Earth's most breathtaking landscapes ...

Police were called about 3pm on Monday after the trio became lost while walking the Roberts Point Track near Franz Josef Glacier. In a statement, police said the group left the track to try find a ...

Then, head back south to reach Franz Josef and see its legendary glacier — named by geologist Julius von Haast after an Austrian emperor, the 7.5-mile river of ice is New Zealand’s steepest ...

Descending from 3000 metres, Franz Josef Glacier terminates just 240 metres above sea level, and just 19km from the coast. The terminal face of Fox, which is the longest of the West Coast glaciers ...

All over the world, glaciers – huge masses of slowly moving ice that cover around 10 per cent of the Earth's surface – are retreating. In the tropical Andes, between 78 and 97 per cent of their volume ...

I’ve been lucky enough to ice-climb Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand, trek the Himalayas, walk the Path of the Gods along the Amalfi Coast in Italy, hike Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, ...

Discover tranquility at Lake Mapourika on this remote four-hour wilderness expedition. Kayak across the turquoise waters, admiring panoramic views of the snow-capped Southern Alps and glaciers on ...

Contributed by More Than A Backpack. Glacier hiking in Fox of Franz Josef was one of the activities on my list while I was planning for my New Zealand trip. However, when I learned that you couldn’t ...

Yeah, Franz Josef, well, the West Coast in particular is pretty blessed. It's such a large natural region with a population of about 25,000 people. Huge, huge area.