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@joybeezy : We arrive at a wall of ice and snow rising from the slope. “This is perfect,” @carolinewaregeorge says, before taking me off line. Perfect for what, I ask. “Ice climbing.” . . What? I’m not doing that! . . As Paul and Nick rig the ropes, Caroline introduces @adavecalledyeti and I to the basics of ice climbing. “It’s all in the wrist,” she says of the axe. “Kick the wall like a soccer ball,” that’s where the crampons come in. . . But I wasn’t really getting it. My axes didn’t cut deep enough, my crampons were slipping, and I couldn’t get off the ground. I was over it already. . . Caroline attaches herself to the belay line that will secure her climb and descent on the ice, with Paul as safety on the other end. . . She expertly cuts and kicks her way up to the top of the ice formation, and descends with the elegance of a spider on silk. “You’re next,” Paul tells me. What? . . “I’m not doing that!” I point to the wall. “I can’t do that! That’s crazy!” . . “Sure you can,” he laughs. . . Caroline ties the rope to my harness with a figure eight knot, before handing me two axes. “You got this, Joy.” I didn’t believe her one bit, but I went for it anyway. There was no other option; “can’t” is not in these people’s vocabulary. . . To my surprise, I got off the ground… and kept going. . . With Caroline coaching from below (“Push your hips into the ice before you swing!”) I danced my way up the wall.  Push, swing, kick, kick! Push, swing, kick, kick! . . As I made my way, all that mattered was the ice in front of me, and the path ahead. And I felt the great pleasure of doing what I’m supposed to be doing, the way I’m supposed to do it. . . Flow on ice. And I never looked down. . #LiveYourAdventure #EddieBauer #NewZealand #FranzJosefGlacier 📸 @eliza_earle @eddiebauer @newzeal2015 @ihprteam #EBPartner
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