Ball Pass Crossing

Hiking through boulders on Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the upper Tasman Glacier and Southern Alps (photo: G. Illing)

Trekkers near Ball Ridge
Enjoy great views over the Tasman Glacier Lake and Lake Pukaki (photo: H. Beikirch)

Untracked terrain
Scrambling over rough ground above Caroline Hut

Ball Ridge & the Caroline Face
Trekking along Ball Ridge in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook

Mountaineering terrain
Scrambling over rough ground on Ball Ridge (photo: M. Vignes)

Mountaineering Skills
Learn how to use crampons and ice axe (photo: T. Naka)

Ball Glacier & the Tasman Valley
A trekking group crossing Ball Glacier with the Tasman Glacier, Minarets and Elie de Beaumont in the background

Ball Glacier & Aoraki / Mt. Cook
Trekkers approaching Ball Pass in front of Aoraki / Mt. Cook

Steep, exposed and rocky
Crossing a scree ledge on Kaitiaki Peak (photo: G. Illing)

Ball Glacier
Exploring crevasses below Ball Pass

Ball Glacier
Crossing the glacier on the way to Ball Pass

Kaitiaki Peak
Arriving at the summit in winter conditions

Hooker Valley
More 3000m peaks become visible after crossing Ball Pass

Hooker Glacier
Trekkers near Mabel Col, Hooker Valley

Mount Sefton
Descending to the Hooker Valley after crossing Ball Pass

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