Glaciology in action!

Pics from my visit to the Hintereisferner Glacier on the border of Italy and Austria!

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  On the way up the valley

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  First destination

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  View from the top

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  Here's where a glacier once lay.

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  Some basal topography features

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  Hiking up the ridge

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  View of the glacier Hintereisferner

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  Looking down to our end destination (see the lake? It looks to far!!)

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  I live here (relatively).

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  Nice view

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  Slow sunset

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  After the hike... obviously not even phased.

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  See that high peak? That's where we started down (~1500m elevation change)

Tags: Karthaus