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Flying Mount Cook
I have never flown in a helicopter before and it’s always been a dream of mine to try it. Then when we were arriving at Mount Cook it was turning out to be an absolutely amazing day with not a single cloud in the sky except for one that was hovering above Mount Cook. It was not cheap to fly but once I saw those clear blue skies and having been absolutely flabbergasted by how beautiful the mountains are here I decided to go for a spin.
I’m so glad that I did it and that I did it on the day I did! We got the most insane views of glaciers not accessible to normal people and I got to experience 35knot winds and -12C up on a mountaintop when we did a snow landing. Best of all on the way back we saw mountain goats that were running up and down the cliffs. First of all these animals lack all sense of fear of heights! They must also have suction cups on their hooves because I saw one that got scared when he was on a cliff and then ran down a vertical slope! If I hadn’t seen it myself I wouldn’t have believed it, absolutely insane!
So if you ever get the chance to fly in a helicopter in New Zealand, take it, it’ll be worth it : )
Camera: Nikon D200, Tamron 17-50
Ps
make sure you check out my photo of Mount Cook minutes before the flight! www.flickr.com/photos/29101611@N05/3567386843/
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Flying Mount Cook
I have never flown in a helicopter before and it’s always been a dream of mine to try it. Then when we were arriving at Mount Cook it was turning out to be an absolutely amazing day with not a single cloud in the sky except for one that was hovering above Mount Cook. It was not cheap to fly but once I saw those clear blue skies and having been absolutely flabbergasted by how beautiful the mountains are here I decided to go for a spin.
I’m so glad that I did it and that I did it on the day I did! We got the most insane views of glaciers not accessible to normal people and I got to experience 35knot winds and -12C up on a mountaintop when we did a snow landing. Best of all on the way back we saw mountain goats that were running up and down the cliffs. First of all these animals lack all sense of fear of heights! They must also have suction cups on their hooves because I saw one that got scared when he was on a cliff and then ran down a vertical slope! If I hadn’t seen it myself I wouldn’t have believed it, absolutely insane!
So if you ever get the chance to fly in a helicopter in New Zealand, take it, it’ll be worth it : )
Camera: Nikon D200, Tamron 17-50
Ps
make sure you check out my photo of Mount Cook minutes before the flight! www.flickr.com/photos/29101611@N05/3567386843/
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