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Is the Kinder Downfall climbable?
Torchy:
The Kinder Downfall is a waterfall in the Peak District which sometimes freezes and is England's most famous winter climb
Every year in about November some poor numpty on UKClimbing.com asks 'Is the Kinder Downfall in yet?' far, far too early in the season. This year they got this response.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGq-3TlswZs
btw I don't do waterfall climbing - far too risky
ToddDembrey:
Fantastic video.
Kinder is quite an accessible bit of ice climbing so can get very busy... apparently 7 more out of shot.
Ice/Mixed climbing is quite an amazing experience, not *that* risky...
Torchy:
Hilariously funny and I think not only to climbers...
I do climb some ice but prefer it well attached, less than 70 degrees steep and part of a wider plan for a day in the mountains :) I'm definitely sticking with my policy because the day we did Sargeants Gulley last year an entire climb fairly close by came off almost in one piece, sometime during the night...shortly after being climbed by an elite group. Gulp! It had looked quite secure and we only declined having a play on it's lower part because we were a bit tired.
Your photo didn't come out - can you post it again?
Torchy:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=212323
ToddDembrey:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=133204
To be honest I would take Tower Ridge over most waterfall ice (especially our rather limited supply in the south west)
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