The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
It’s a route that you cannot climb in summer and that you don’t really want to climb in winter: Helmcken Falls. But ice-climber Will Gadd knows that the technically challenging mixed route on the rear wall of the 141-metre waterfall can only be mastered at sub-zero temperatures, because that’s when the loose rock is literally frozen up by the spray. However, what works for the route doesn’t necessarily help the athlete. The centimetre-thick layer of ice which Will has to remove from his safety rope at regular intervals doesn’t really make it easier for him to warm up to the route.
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Key crew
- Bryan SmithDirector
Cast
- Will GaddWill Gadd
- John FreemanJohn Freeman
- Sarah HuenikenSarah Hueniken
Themes
ice climbing