January 31, 2012 Climbing a Chandelier

CaliforniaMama · 01-31-2012, 09:58 AM

Ice Climbing in Eidfjord, Norway

Will Gadd climbed this 650' frozen waterfall in order to explore the caves behind it. The risk worth it, he says. "The mix of light, atmosphere, and the temporary nature of these jeweled rooms inspires awe."

Photograph by Christian Pondella

Via National Geographic

CaliforniaMama · 01-31-2012, 10:03 AM

I love this picture because it looks like the ice is in motion and is going to come down on me in any second.

In another glance, it looks like the whole world is crashing down on me.

glatt · 01-31-2012, 11:51 AM

Ice climbing is crazy. No thanks. Do not want.

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Spexxvet · 01-31-2012, 11:55 AM

Yeah, I'm against that

BigV · 01-31-2012, 01:53 PM

one good reason to root for global warming. JFC on a C. No. Way. Evar.

Lamplighter · 01-31-2012, 02:15 PM

We need a close-up shot of the climbers' faces seeing all that ice falling off to the right.

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glatt · 01-31-2012, 02:21 PM

I think their view of it was probably obstructed by the ice closer to them. They certainly heard and felt it though.

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Wombat · 01-31-2012, 04:48 PM

Ice climbing is very hard work. I once climbed an ice wall on the Glacier des Bossons above Chamonix in the French Alps, and it was extremely tiring. I had to do it in preparation for the following day's hike up the Mer de Glace, so I'd know how to get out if I fell into a crevasse. Fortunately the hike went very well, and the scenery was incredible. We went all the way to the top of the Glacier du Talèfre, and I still have a fist-sized lump of quartz which I found lying on the ice up there. This would have been in about 1985-ish.

Flint · 01-31-2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaMama

I love this picture because it looks like the ice is in motion and is going to come down on me in any second.

In another glance, it looks like the whole world is crashing down on me.

This is exactly how they denote action and motion in anime-style illustration.

Gravdigr · 02-02-2012, 01:37 PM

I've lived longer than I was supposed to twice, no way in hell I'd do that.

Sundae · 02-02-2012, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

This is exactly how they denote action and motion in anime-style illustration.

Reading with Tiger this week, he insisted it was raining outside in one of the illustrations. They had shaded the window slightly - to show it was a window.

Raining, he insisted. Sunshine! he pointed out cheerfully in the next picture (in the garden).
It wasn't a biggie, so I let it go.

I've often read about frozen waterfalls. This is not what I imagined.

01-31-2012, 09:58 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: God's country. Posts: 1,099	January 31, 2012 Climbing a Chandelier Ice Climbing in Eidfjord, Norway Will Gadd climbed this 650' frozen waterfall in order to explore the caves behind it. The risk worth it, he says. "The mix of light, atmosphere, and the temporary nature of these jeweled rooms inspires awe." Photograph by Christian Pondella Via National Geographic

01-31-2012, 10:03 AM	#2
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: God's country. Posts: 1,099	I love this picture because it looks like the ice is in motion and is going to come down on me in any second. In another glance, it looks like the whole world is crashing down on me. __________________ People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. Mother Teresa

01-31-2012, 11:55 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,464	Yeah, I'm against that __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-31-2012, 01:53 PM	#5
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01-31-2012, 02:15 PM	#6
Lamplighter Master Dwellar Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 4,228	We need a close-up shot of the climbers' faces seeing all that ice falling off to the right. ~~~~~~ __________________ Elections matter - Words matter - Corporations don't die You never know what may come from a single act of kindness. Don't eat soup in the rain, because unless you're quick you might never finish.

01-31-2012, 11:51 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,854	Ice climbing is crazy. No thanks. Do not want.

01-31-2012, 02:21 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 17,854	I think their view of it was probably obstructed by the ice closer to them. They certainly heard and felt it though. Link Last edited by glatt; 01-31-2012 at 02:31 PM.

01-31-2012, 04:48 PM	#8
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Ice climbing is very hard work. I once climbed an ice wall on the Glacier des Bossons above Chamonix in the French Alps, and it was extremely tiring. I had to do it in preparation for the following day's hike up the Mer de Glace, so I'd know how to get out if I fell into a crevasse. Fortunately the hike went very well, and the scenery was incredible. We went all the way to the top of the Glacier du Talèfre, and I still have a fist-sized lump of quartz which I found lying on the ice up there. This would have been in about 1985-ish. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

02-02-2012, 01:37 PM	#10
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