Glacier hiking

Glacier hiking involves walking on a glacier with special equipment, such as crampons, rope, climbing harness, helmet and ice axe, so that to some degree it resembles mountaineering.

They need a specific climate: generally a lot of snowfall during the winter and relatively cool temperatures during the summer.

[1] Glacier Hiking has become a tourist attraction in some countries, but it requires special knowledge of the constantly-changing environments and glacial features.

Hazards like crevasses and serac are difficult obstacles that glacier hikers should be aware of during this activity.

Each glacier hiking excursion features at least one, if not more, different paid services to help with guided tours and different sightseeing experiences.