Temple said when he made his first climb visit to Aoraki/Mt Cook in 1960, very little lake melt had appeared at the snout of the Tasman Glacier. The clear ice stream on the left is the Hochstetter Glacier joining the Tasman Glacier. She was surprised to see how little remained of the Whitehorn Glacier. Soon the Whitehorn Glacier will just be a distant memory, with only rubble and moraine left behind.”Hazel Phillips/Supplied What remains of the Whitehorn Glacier in 2022 when tramper Hazel Phillips visited. Hazel Phillips/Supplied Caves opening up underneath the Whitehorn Glacier.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2022 09:04 UTC