Sunday 26 February 2012

Ice climbing: Tim Emmett

Frozen limit of endurance: Canadian ice-climber Gadd, with Londoner Tim Emmett, spent four hours battling temperatures as low as -25c to become the first men ever to ascend the 450ft Helmcken Falls in British ColombiaTim Emmett - one of the world's best ice climbers and deep water soloists as well as part time surfer, flying suit jumper and adventure junkie is seen photographed below on the 450ft Helmcken Halls. Tim spent four hours battling temperatures as low as -25c to become the first men ever to ascend the 450ft Helmcken Falls in British Colombia.


This is one of my favourite photographs...ever. The ice is 'spray ice' formed from the splash black of the waterfall.





Long way down: If either of the climbers lost their grip, they faced a 100ft drop into an ice hole