Mr Uhdd has been running about with the camera, on a special mission to bring you photographs of Kinder Downfall.
Kinder Downfall perches on the edge of the Kinder Plateau where the peat stained waters flow over the rocks and tumble down into the valley;
and when it freezes, the Downfall becomes a mecca for climbers who like the chance to dust off their crampons and ice axes with out spending hours in a car travelling to ‘proper big mountains’ in Scotland, Wales or the Alps.
It looks rather magnificent, don’t you think
Tom tells me that the road up to the nearest access to the Downfall has been chock full of cars, even late at night.
I imagine climbing this by the light of this weeks full moon must be something special.
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December 23, 2010 at 9:12 pm
hi mrs uhdd, wow, what amazing pics. hope you are well, sorry i didn’t see you the other night. have a lovely christmas and a fab 2011. Sara.xxx
December 23, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Oh, well, my goodness, yes, I, um, can’t imagine anything more fun than climbing a frozen waterfall by moonlight. It would be exhilarating. I trust you were having a nice quiet day while Mr. Uhdd risked life and limb to get these very nice shots. I’m going to strap on my YakTrax and take a nice, placid walk around the neighborhood.
December 23, 2010 at 10:47 pm
WOW! I have never seen something like this before. GREAT shots and GREAT post! Thanks for showing us this
– and Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2010 at 4:39 am
Tell Mr. Uhdd that he may have my share of the world’s climbing about on frozen waterfalls. I will spectate from a safe distance, thank you. Like from here in my comfy chair with a laprobe on, viewing his great photos on my computer. -.
December 24, 2010 at 8:31 am
You won’t catch me climbing this sort of thing either, but it’s always a spectacular place to be. When the wind is blowing towards the Downfall, it carries all the water back uphill and deposits it on walkers on the path above – the buffeting and water make it feel a bit like being in a washing machine!
December 24, 2010 at 8:12 am
Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2010 at 9:13 am
Frozen in time or what!! What fantastic photos, and what an amazing experience it must be to be up close and personal ~ Seeing the people in the photos really emphasizes the colossus-ness of the waterfalls. Amazing! Thanks Mr. Uhdd for clamping on!
Merry Christmas to you and yours
December 24, 2010 at 10:41 am
Wow!!!!!!!!
December 24, 2010 at 12:37 pm
That looks mighty impressive! xx
December 24, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Fantastic pictures – thanks to Mr UHDD for the efforts.
Merry Christmas to you, your family and your readers, and a virtual pat for Spud.
*hugs*
December 24, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Too scary for me. Merry Christmas to the entire UHDD family.
December 24, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Happy Christmas 2010!
December 25, 2010 at 12:31 am
Wow! That’s amazing. Mr. UHDD did a fine job of capturing it.
Happy Christmas to you and yours, Mrs. UHDD.
December 25, 2010 at 3:54 am
This is spectacular! Thank you for sharing the beauty of this spot with us. That would be amazing to climb. I would be worried the chunk of ice I was on would break off and crash down the hill. Looks like those people are enjoying a great adventure on the ice!
Merry Christmas to you both!
December 28, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I had no idea it did that! What an amazing sight. I shall certainly share this image with people. And maybe you’ll pick up some new readers.