STUNNING PHOTOS: Climber tackles frozen Kinder Downfall

Will set off at dawn to reach the area after the 100ft waterfall finally froze over last night following days of sub-zero temperatures.

The 36-year-old said: “I’ve been watching the overnight temperatures and thought there’s a chance it would be frozen today.

“As the sun began to rise the ice started to melt. I could hear it cracking beneath my feet and I saw a few giant icicles crash down. So I didn’t stay up there very long!

“I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to climb any higher up it today even if I’d had ropes with me - the ice wouldn’t have been strong enough to support me. If I’d have arrived any later I wouldn’t have risked going all the way up.

“But all the same it was an awesome spectacle and one of the most extreme walks I’ve ever done.”

Photos courtesy of F Stop Press.