The huge natural amphitheater and icefall are one thing. Flying a heli into that bowl is just awesome looking. I may also just be a sucker for high contrast yellow on ice and rock.

Helmcken Falls on the Murtle River, British Columbia.







Check out the rest of the album to get some perspective on scale

Canada gets my vote for some of the best backcountry flying! Oh my...

This pictures are amazing! Thanks for posting!

Wow. I never imagined anything like that existed.

I live about 20 mins from Hunlen falls, over 1000' from Turner lake to Lonesome lake. Makes a huge icicle in winter. Nat. Geo. made a film of ice climbers a few yrs. ago.

NimpoCub wrote:I live about 20 mins from Hunlen falls, over 1000' from Turner lake to Lonesome lake. Makes a huge icicle in winter. Nat. Geo. made a film of ice climbers a few yrs. ago.

By far my favorite way to get to Bella Coola....

Come across Charlotte Lake on the deck, fly through the notch where the Atnarko River drops off and down into Lonesome Lake, and from there to the Bella Coola River and into Hagensborg. Gives a beautiful view of Hunlen Falls.

Some of the most breathtaking scenery on the planet.



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thats is just incredible! imagine being the pilot saying to your wife that morning "yeah darling, just heading out to work, see you this arvo!"

Beautiful shots Zane! I could never be an ice climber, I'm afraid of heights

scottnt wrote:Beautiful shots Zane! I could never be an ice climber, I'm afraid of heights

I am definitely scare of ice!