The Ice Cave

 

This post will be mostly photos of our adventures into an ice cave in the Erebus Glacial Tongue.  It is an amazing place that feels more like a palace or sanctuary than what I think of when i think 'cave.'

Entrance to the cave... doesn't look like much from the outside... just wait...

The first cavern

Most beautiful ice chandelier I've ever seen

Our probing poles and the entrance from inside.

Just gorgeous.

The light showing us the way out.

Jay and Mike looking into the next cavern.  The floor of this cave was so flat.  What probably happened was first various crevasses within the glacier opened up and then covered by snow and collapsing seracs (ice towers) creating the cave and then a crack opened at it's base allowing water to flood the cave creating a beautifully flat floor. 

Eric spot lighting a gorgeous balcony of ice. 

Even better

Bill and Jay looking on.

Katie looking up at the amazing ceiling.

A bit of a tight squeeze to yet another caver... this one was deeper than the rest and had a nearly 50 ft tall ceiling. I call this the Temple Cavern.

Katie crawling into a tighter space.  Ice spelunking...

Self portrait.  Ice beard in ice cave with ice glow... man i loved that day.

Perhaps my favorite shot I've taken this entire season.  Katie kneeling before the serene glow of sunlight as it passes through feet and feet of glacier.

Katie exiting the Temple Cavern.  An interesting thing happened.  My lens fogged up as the air temp changed within the room so when i took this photo it created a beautiful glow around Katie.  Nice mistake...

Entrance/Exit to the Temple Cavern.

Jay with ice axe

More ice chandeliers

and more...

Another 'small' room within the cave

Here's a little video I put together of some gopro footage I shot while in the cave.  Enjoy... we surely did :)