During the winter some waterfalls freeze solid. Where they once rushed roaring water, they now stand frozen, white and silent. This oxymoron of a motionless falls is an ice climber’s dream.
Ice Climbing in Eidfjord, Norway (Photo by Christian Pondella)
Ice climbing in The Fang in Vail, Colorado.
Ice Climbing On Frozen WaterfallsJohnston Canyon, Banff National Park, Alberta. (Photo by Peter Rowe)
Sam Elias on the lower section of The Fang in Vail Colorado. (Photographer Keith Ladzinski)
Ice climbers make their way up a wall of ice in Harts Location, N.H. (Photo: Jim Cole/AP)
Man climbing the huge frozen waterfall near the Col du Mont-Cenis, Savoie, France. (Photo by Roberto Bertero)
Climbing of small Sopot waterfall on Medvednica mountain, Croatia. (Photo by Luka Tambaca)
Sam Elias climbs on the Fang in Vail, Colorado. (Photographer Keith Ladzinski)
Emily Harrington climbing Rigid Designator in Vail, Colorado (Photo: Boone Speed/Barcroft)
Ice Climbing by Kevin Steele
Frozen Waterfall Climbing in Rural China
Sam Elias and Emily Harrington head 150ft up frozen waterfall in The Fang in Vail, Colorado. (Photo: Boone Speed/ Barcroft USA)
An ice climber makes his way up a frozen waterfall of the Sapuenerbach near Langwies in the Region of Schanfigg, Switzerland. (Photo: EPA)
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but how did you get those shots? in your place, I would be shivering and unable to hold my arms up, ahaha. i’d probably be dead just being around that much ice, lol. great angles, btw… hello, emorfes
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Superb images. But don’t think I would like to try it.
nice pictures
I can’t help but feel a little unsafe as I look at these. I wonder if they need courage to climb.
Some people are incredibly brave or incredibly stupid climbing ice walls.
Aside from the climbing, which is crazy, the photos are brilliant.
Seems like a crazy sport, but the photos are stunning!
Fantastic. NEver saw anything like this before.
Truly amazing!