Climbing Mount Fox | Fox Glacier, New Zealand

[@DaVe-jz7gt]

I was a ranger there at Fox 13 years ago now. I was young and so fit, my housemates were rangers too and we used to see who could summit Mt Fox the fastest on our days off, I did sub 2 hours. The girl was a machine and did it 1hr 20. Back then you could walk right up to the glacier on a trail, we used to maintain the path for the visitors. Were talking big unfit tourists so it had to easy going. We would set the biggest boulders we could budge for the river crossings, then a big rain would come down those steep valleys and toss them away like they were nothing. Drank the glacier melt water everyday, delicious.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Sounds like a wonderful time! Summiting Mt Fox in 1.3 hours is impressive stuff! Would have been cool to experience walking up to the glacier. Understandable why you can't these days though. Thanks for watching!

[@falvz4197]

Chris, Danya, coffee: a perfect 10 minute respite on a typically hectic Sunday morning! Thanks for your awesomeness!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Glad we could distract you briefly! 😅

[@janakotrcova2790]

The NZ forests are beautiful,every shade of green I know.And when a mountain panorama suddenly appears on the horizon over which birds of prey majestically fly,it is a fairy tale for which I thank you very much!You can be rightly proud of your sporting performance,well done!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you Jana 😊❤️🙏 It was definitely a dramatic vista!

[@Kiwi-Macca]

Such a unique view of the glacier. Well done. Beautiful filming as always.

[@ChrisandDanya]

One of the best on the West Coast!

[@craigblundell2031]

incredible !! Thanks for posting ...

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching!

[@CinKn-J77]

Oh wow we never think of Mount Fox when we went to west coast. Definitely will do it next time. Thanks for an awesome video ❤❤

[@ChrisandDanya]

It's quite a grind, but definitely worth it on a good day!

[@brucemeakins4690]

Awesome experience, awesome photography, great video!!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks Brucey!

[@steveruss84]

Thank you so much for sharing this!! absolute beautiful work as always!!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching Steve 🙏❤️

[@AthollMoir]

Spectacular, a joy to watch!😊

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for the continued support 😊🙏❤️

[@Hikaholics]

Hi guys! It's been a hot minute... Loving this video! The views are amazing. It looks like a tough, but rewarding climb. We laughed out loud when you said ' We are going on an adventure'. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing! ^Deen and Alette

[@ChrisandDanya]

It has been a hot minute! We still need to check out your Norway series! That is somewhere we've always wanted to go ❤️

[@PhotoAllanRich]

An amazing place and great video. What's a bit depressing though is how much the glacier has receded in the 12 years since I was there!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Would have loved to see the glacier 10-20 years ago! It's very sad that shortly it will be gone, or practically non-existent

[@thomassch.4110]

Looks like a relatively short (but steap) hike I should put on the list for my 2024 NZ trip ❤

[@ChrisandDanya]

Definitely short and steep! It was quite the slog getting up there. I probably should have shown more of the forest section, but lots of scrambling up rocks/roots and up and over fallen trees. Definitely worth it if you're in the area! Head out to Welcome Flat Hut as well since they are close to each other

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Stunning video Chris & Danya, I must be getting fitter, as I am not so exhausted this time. Thanks

[@ChrisandDanya]

Well done, your training is paying off!! 😂

[@epesampaga9894]

Wow so beautiful forest

[@ChrisandDanya]

The views are even better! 😊

[@didarmo]

😮beautiful

[@ChrisandDanya]

Definitely worth the climb! 😊

[@shinji112]

1200m elevation.. yeah...nah.. but I'm glad I can still check out the views. Thanks, as always..

[@ChrisandDanya]

That's what we're here for! 😂

[@NeilJefferson-v5o]

My partner and I will be in New Zealand from mid February to the end of March 2025. I did TA in 2023. Loving your videos. They are giving us lots of ideas. Curious. What packs and boots are you using? I have an Osprey 58l. Need to buy Ruth a new pack

[@ChrisandDanya]

That's amazing you've completed the TA! That's something Danya and I hope to do one day. We both use Laowa boots, which are good, but quite expensive and not sure I'd spend the money on them again. We use the Osprey Exos/Eja packs in ~48L size and we like them a lot.

[@laksitha89]

Wow. Another awesome video. Which lens or lenses do you use?

[@ChrisandDanya]

Panasonic 12-60mm f2.8-4 is our main lens. Then we use Panasonic 50-200mm f 2.8-4 as our telephoto/wildlife lens. For wide angle/low light we have the Panasonic 9mm f1.7, which I believe was used for the talking shots in the forest.

[@laksitha89]

@@ChrisandDanya Thanks.💚💚

[@ChrisandDanya]

@laksitha89 no worries! Let us know if you have any other questions