Photo Gallery of trekking Ball Pass, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.
Taking a breather after the scramble up from the old Ball Shelter.
Looking at the lower Tasman Glacier.
Taking a rest after climbing up onto the Ball Ridge.
Minarets left, Elie de Beaumont middle, with the upper Tasman Glacier curving to the right.
Climbing up the Ball Ridge.
After some steep climbing the Ball Ridge levels out.
Caroline Face of Aoraki Mount Cook behind.
A spray of snow marguerites in full bloom.
South Island Edelweiss and Bluebell .
Full moon rises above the Tasman Glacier.
Minarets left, Elie de Beaumont middle, Hochstetter Dome right.
View from the hut window.
Westerly storm clouds on the Main Divide
Minarets left, Tasman Glacier middle.
View from the hut window.
Early morning cloud in the Tasman Valley is promising a fine day.
Leaving Caroline Hut with the first sunlight.
Caroline Face of Aoraki Mount Cook behind.
Scrambling up exposed rock towards Fergan's Knob.
Resting on top of Fergan's Knob along the Ball Ridge.
Climbing the neve of the Ball Glacier towards Ball Pass.
Minarets, Elie de Beaumont and Hochstetter Dome behind.
On top of the world.
Aoraki Mount Cook from summit near Ball Pass.
On the steep western aspect of Ball Pass climbers are descending on a fixed rope.
Descending from Ball Pass towards the Hooker Valley, Aoraki Mount Cook behind.
High above the Hooker Valley, Mount Sefton behind.
The Hooker Valley is a botanist's paradise and offers unsurpassed views of the south face of Aoraki Mount Cook.
Tramping through lush alpine vegetation on the last leg of the journey.
Aoraki Mount Cook as seen from the lower Hooker Valley.
Melting iceberg on glacier lake.
Mount Sefton and Footstool as seen at journey's end near Aoraki Mount Cook village.