Tackling the Fox Glacier is listed under "Extreme New Zealand" according to Lonely Planet, and since I never believe anything I read (but you should believe me), I needed to see if it lived up to its category. Before going extreme, I needed to look the part.

 Leave it to me to attempt to ascend it on one of the rainiest days since my arrival.

The positive side of the rain was that it revealed the blue in the ice. The bad, is that it made the ice even slipperier. Nevertheless, I made it back in one piece. Sort of.  Photos of enormous black and blues to come.

(fake smile to mask my achy muscles.)