Image: Herman Erberr
We're used to seeing stunningimages of cascading waterfalls in all their fluid glory, but have youever wondered how they would look if Jack Frost was let loose on them?Well, you need wait no longer as we have compiled a range of fantasticfrozen waterfalls?
1. This enchanting image of an ice waterfall perfectly captures theforce and flow of the water underneath the ice, making it hard tocomprehend how it ever manages to freeze.
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2. Ice climbers flock to The Fang in Vail, Colorado. The enormous icepillar forms from the cascading waterfall only on exceptionally coldwinters, and when it does the column can measure up to 50 meters highand has been known to have a base measuring 8 meters wide.
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3. If you think climbing an ice waterfall is scary, imagine the fearfactor when part of the cascade breaks off and collapses to the groundmere meters from you and your buddy. That's exactly what happenedclimbers Albert Leichtfried and Markus Bendler on their ascent of afrozen waterfall near Hokkaido, Japan. Their friend managed to capturethe frightening moment on camera. Both climbers made it to safety soonafter.
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4. Thick layers of ice sit on St Louis Falls in Beauharnois, Quebec.The area is home to one of the largest hydroelectric generatingstations in the world.
5. This fantastic shot shows the waterfall freezing from outside in;there's still a considerable waterfall flowing within the ice lume.
Image: Herman Erberr
6. Undulating waves and nodules of ice give this waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, such wonderful texture.
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7. This random waterfall was discovered on the road side of a seldom travelled road near Hamilton, Canada.
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8. The folds at the bottom of this waterfall demonstrate how slowlywaterfalls can freeze, and are in stark contrast to the jagged, spikyicicles hanging from the edge of the rock.
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9. This great image was taken in Oak Creek Canyon near a place calledTemple of Mother Earth on the West Fork Trail, Sedona, Arizona.
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10. A simply fabulous shot from the bottom of the ice waterfall lookingup. Just look how the ice has built up from the spray on surroundingtwigs. That's what you call natural beauty.
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