There's not much that needs to be said about the 200m high Helmcken Falls other than this: it is currently the hardest mixed-route ice and rock climb in the known world.
The fourth-highest waterfall in Canada is backdropped by a massive, upside-down amphitheatre of overhanging rock. Spray from the waterfalls hit the wall, covering it in a thick (and sometimes thin) layer of ice. But despite freezing ice spray from the waterfall, British climber Tim Emmett, and Klemen Premrl, from Slovenia, conquered the notorious ice climb through a new route, Interstellar Spice.
Full video of my excursion down to the bottom of Helmcken Falls is coming soon.
Equipment:
Canon 5D Mark II
16-35 F4L IS USM
24-70 F2.8L USM
70-200 F4L USM
Lowepro Rover Pro AW
Lexar Memory cards
GoPro Hero+
Manfrotto BeFree Tripod
Gear:
Provided by Trained Guide
and rental from MEC
This video is non-sponsored.
