Glacial Landforms of the Hooker Valley

The Hooker Valley in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is one of New Zealand's most spectacular and popular walks. Don't go there without first understanding the glacial features to be seen in such a landscape!
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[@chrisj8764]

Very informative; thank you. And wow, swimming in the glacier lake for more than a couple of seconds! - I found the water actually painful if was so cold!

[@OutThereLearning]

Bracing! 😮

[@muzikhed]

Stunning views. That was a cold swim ! Super explanation on how glaciers work.

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks, yes the swim is an essential part of the exploration :-)

[@dhanrawat159]

Thanks for this field visit.

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your appreciation!

[@TwoShortNZ]

It is great to watch this video of Hooker Lake and gain more knowledge of the area after visiting the area only a month ago. I would have first visited that area before Hooker Lake started forming, when I was young.
To know that it has changed that much it that time is mind blowing.

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for that. I have watched these changes just for the last 30 years and they are dramatic!

[@TwoShortNZ]

I have realised it was Muiller Lake that had formed after my first visit when I was young and not Hooker Lake. It is always worth watch these videos a second time.

[@janmccann8081]

Thank you so much for your videos.

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your appreciation

[@0mackt0]

Just found your videos, really enjoyable to watch and learning lots. Thanks

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your comment. Glad you like them

[@richiet3490]

As a kid I grew up in Twizel, not far from Aoraki, and to see the speed and scale of the retreating ice is quite alarming 😢

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your observation

[@KathyWilliamsDevries]

So well described, thank you

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks!

[@complimentary_voucher]

Your content is fantastic, please keep it up!

[@OutThereLearning]

Thank you for such a kind comment 🙂

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Great stuff mate.

[@OutThereLearning]

Cheers!

[@thatafact9553]

Thank You this new knowledge will help me appreciate this area more next time I visit.

[@OutThereLearning]

Excellent!

[@PhysioAl1]

Thanks a lot for paying this very informative video!!

[@OutThereLearning]

Cheers 🙂

[@motyl2006]

Thank you! So interesting. We were there just a few days ago.

[@OutThereLearning]

Thanks for your comment

[@richardmorgan3093]

Hi again, are those gouge's, scar's in the rock,all ready on them , to begin with ???? B4 the ice smothered them ! I believe bolders could be pushed, and rolled in front of a ice shlef ,but maybe they were already there 🤔😉

[@OutThereLearning]

They are created when the ice drags boulders over them, so not before the ice arrives

[@milkismurder]

If you look closely at the end you can see a descendant of early aquatic apes

[@OutThereLearning]

Hmm, perhaps not the greatest compliment, but possibly accurate

[@philbeele8504]

A merman I think

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

🏊‍♂️🥶

[@OutThereLearning]

Ah yes - quite chilly

[@rabidbigdog]

Julian, if you're not already, do you need me to call Jacinda to ensure you're on Tourism NZ's Board??

[@OutThereLearning]

Sure! 😀

[@prosodiclearning]

What about hypothermia ? I'd be so scared to enter the water there

[@OutThereLearning]

Yep - its chilly, so best not go in for long!