Ice Climbing Frozen Niagara Falls - Will Gadd's First Ascent

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Internationally renowned ice climber Will Gadd takes ice climbing to the next level by scaling the frozen sections of the world’s largest flowing waterfall, Niagara Falls. Gadd, a world-renowned ice climber and paraglider from Alberta, Canada, has traveled to the ends of the earth to find the world’s most challenging climbs, but Niagara Falls, one of his home country‘s most iconic landmarks, is a lifelong mission that he previously thought impossible...until now.
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[@hanxqiang]

Niagara Falls is so photogenic! It looks even more fantastic from there. Great job, Will!

[@CaliKim29]

People are incredible! LOVE these kind of videos and stories. Great job!!

[@QuangTran.]

Very cool! But wait did he drink a red bull before he climbed this?

[@masmouta1994]

yeah I did this in Call of Duty Modern warfare 2, I'll never forget it hehe

[@Repzion]

amazing!

[@RyanAttwater]

I'm surprised someone hasn't climbed the falls before. Nice work Will!

[@god604]

RedBull always has the best music playing with videos

[@huyenjune]

Breathtaking scene! So amazing man!

[@christyl5481]

The courage is outstanding! Truly a master of his skill 😮

[@TheDobroFan]

Majestic

[@andygriesemer]

good choice with the m83 background music

[@producedan]

Outstanding and congratulations, Will!! :D

[@tymesho]

astounding, as usual from anything "RED BULL"!

[@dorirhapsody554]

Awesome climb

[@HarlanThomas]

Will has always been out there in his thinking and doing, good on you Will.

[@Mongo874]

that looks crazy cool

[@AhmadMuzakirAmuze_Leon]

Wow...amazing !!

[@dianakaevideos]

Awesome...what an experience!

[@SnoopyDoofie]

Now that you've been hypnotized, go out and buy a can of Red Bull.

[@PashaDefragzor]

really cool

[@user_antoine7486]

So Crazy !

[@YokhanSebastian]

Canadian Will Gadd - Ice Climbing on Frozen Niagara Falls. You got to watch this. It took him over an hour to accomplish this feat. The first person ever to do this. #FrozenNiagaraFalls #NiagaraFalls #IceClimbing

[@YokhanSebastian]

It took him only 8 months to get the permit to do this stunt. And this guy is an expert ice climber :)

[@YokhanSebastian]

Annette M Salmon Perhaps it's because Walenska need to get 2 permits instead of 1 ;)

[@BayviewFinch]

*with Sarah Hueniken.

[@yokhansebastian7813]

BayviewFinch Thanks

[@yokhansebastian7813]

Annette M Salmon Apparently, Hueniken, 34, who spent hours huddled in an ice cave part way up the route to avoid being hit with chunks of ice, did the climb too, behind Gadd.

[@MsAware68]

majestic raging element and a daredevil, aspiring to conquer it..it's a stunner indeed

[@cerera58]

браво!

[@TheSamuel101010]

This looks fun

[@MuzzleDoc086]

Insane

[@juliegardener6423]

Amazing, awesome wow!

[@vladimir13ist]

Молодец!!!

[@galaxysky3006]

He is an awesome human being.

[@annaselinthomas1659]

wonder ful

[@avtopatrulprim]

excuse me. Were I can find this soundtrack?

[@amjadadam2654]

Cooooooool

[@florindobre7265]

Where can I find the full song?

[@FStopProductions]

AMAZING SHOTS! incredible video! *Very "cool"* HAHA

[@sstrong42]

Man, that is rad. Will is rad.

[@stanisawapawowska]

PRAWDZIWY BOHATER !!!!! DZIĘKUJĘ I POZDRAWIAM

[@Woke365]

Brave guy.

[@Sbutterfly911]

pretty cool :)

[@kadrimohandsaid5684]

Courageux !!!!!

[@matthewdepersiis8231]

This is unreal Damn what an amazing accomplishment that's insane

[@754oscar]

Major Cajones!

[@naumovich49]

Круто, очень круто ...

[@TylerPapeOutdoorAdventurer]

I want this song!!

[@drumnjon]

Hey Will, did you notice whos watching you ascend.....Looks like one of the crystal skulls.... I was there a week before you went.....maybe 10 people were there....now I went last weekend after you made the news ....about 1000 people ...YOU DID WELL MY FRIEND! CONGRATS! Just that skull has me bugged a bit! LOL

[@dambsdebasish]

How cool is dat...

[@marcoammirati3482]

Amazing video.Anyone knows who performed this song?Only have title but no author,looks something like m83 style but found nothing.

[@WyeExplorer]

Far out! He likes it close to the edge...

[@latoyamoore3071]

That was just like so out of the world crazy is he a stunt artist in real life or are trill saker for fun any one i still say he out of the world crazy cool.

[@tullowitsch]

cool

[@DrMcMoist]

This made me want to buy a six pack of Red Bull!

[@James3160_]

I REALLY want to get into this sport

[@SuperHipsterRobot]

Fuck that, I climbed Niagara Falls when it wasn't frozen.

[@paulkasputis5978]

In the east a lot of new ice climbs will be accomplished this winter. Will get yourself to Lake Willaby in Vermont.

[@curtyuiop]

Only 72 years after Sir Edmund Hillary first climbed Mt. Everest was the Niagara Falls climbed. This must be ten times harder to climb than everest, way to go!

[@thepanda414]

Not even close. Everest is probably harder than this at least a dozen fold.

[@curtyuiop]

yes sir, I'm sorry it's hard to sense my sarcasm!

[@thepanda414]

curtyuiop Was that sarcasm?

[@curtyuiop]

SWI complete sarcasm sir, this easy climb is nothing but a promotion for red bullshit.

[@thepanda414]

curtyuiop Yup.

[@OrbitOnceAround]

Whatever you do, don't let it go

[@korencek]

soundtrack?

[@HurinisEbuega]

And how many pitches and screws?

[@ccaissie113]

So, Will, what's the self belay technique you're using re: the rope? My friend uses a twin rope self belay system...couldn't tell what you had going there... Thanks for any hints, C

[@emnoc9783]

My friends used that way but the rope snapped and they both died :(

[@ElenaIvanova-gd8hy]

Я верю в мужество отчаянных парней! 40 метров ввех! Только кошки и ледорубы! И наполовину замерзший водопад! I believe in the the courage of desperate guys! Thanks Will Gadd !!!

[@ChrissyCrow]

That's amazing! It must give you some rush when you do things like that!! What's the craziest thing you guys have all done?

[@gusher_frog1229]

uhhh

[@matthewjw.miskimmin3876]

Amazingggg, i am mighty fuckin jealous! congrats brother!

[@PashaDefragzor]

soundtrack link ?

[@AlphaGamingReal]

Just imagine the focus needed to climb it. Very impressive.

[@koolvideogamesbros]

How do I live in Niagara Falls Canada and had no clue this went on?!

[@baby-bear1560]

someone link me the song please i cannot find it ? would really appropriate it thanks!

[@VanwaOre]

***** a description of only the name, but there is no author

[@RunBMXJacob]

the artist is M83, redbull uses his music for many videos and commercials

[@imLinuz]

Jacob Phillips is the whole track anywhere online?

[@imLinuz]

***** its in more than this video, just want to know if it will ever come out

[@jamesdaigle7724]

I need me a Red Bull right now

[@ivetpetrova8946]

What is this song?

[@FeeberFly]

My anxiety would be through the fuckin rough . Really beautiful though .

[@qasimzahoor6962]

Song ?

[@onemanshow4116]

81 people thought he was gonna sing "Let it Go"

[@pengpang1640]

It's a terrific achievement, but it would be more properly termed ice climbing next to the falls, i.e. it looks like he climbed the cliff below Goat Island.

[@billyreich8057]

1 minute clip doesn't do the justice...

[@CODMONSTER4LIFE]

Am I the only one part expecting when he climbs in first person for the ice to break and him have to hold on with one of the icepicks like in that MW2 mission? ok, ill go away now...

[@zforce101eatho9]

How did he get down????

[@mhenrikse]

eeeee gadd!

[@daisyduke5483]

Did he get arrested after that or did he get permission? I'm just wondering because when people go down the falls - they get arrested. Very nice job dude. It looked really fun.

[@preetsandhu8421]

Proud to be canadian yeahhhhhhhh

[@lacrosse2man]

Get me this song! I cant find it anywhere and I assume it is because Redbull is the owners of this song!

[@abraxas511]

cool super bowl commercial.

[@mlgawesomenes5918]

Tienen_2 Forzen. A MADISON

[@untouchable360x]

Was Castle Black on top? He might be a wildling

[@waterskippers]

Nice. I'm surprised he wasn't wearing more protection on his face, though.

[@ayangjibrut]

it's like he's climbing The Wall on The Game of Thrones..

[@francinefontana1357]

and my son won't throw out the garbage 'cause there's ice and it's slippery......Now I'm gonna make him watch this .

[@marcosmehlhoff181]

That Guy is CRAZY !! Why in the hell would he try to climb falling Water and ICE for? What if he fell between those sharp Jagged ICE and wasn't found fast enough or if he was ripped in to shreds.. LORD Please watch over that knucklehead and help keep him safe always.. That would simply be terrible, I'm so glad he made it.. 🌎 Thank Goodness we don't have that much falling water here in the Republic of Texas 🐎 !!

[@chickenwing986]

Why?

[@ETGvloggity]

Coulda sworn that was M83.

[@comogamesghtr]

wow i didn't know you could jump the boarder that way...?

[@jrmusan]

Wow, he climbed Niagara Falls in less than a minute, somewhat impressive...

[@creative-for-fun]

no gopro? gopro should sponsor this

[@whistlephone90]

Holy shiet. If that was a niagara, he would definitely fall.

[@SamsOfficialChannel]

I wonder if maybe the reason this video only shows Will Gadd, is because he is actually sponsored by Red Bull, and she isn't...

[@GIFcreatorGIFcreator]

Crazy! Ice looked too soft

[@buffalonian4206]

Ya, was down there for about 2 hours the other night. Stunning ice - www.flickr.com/photos/_zprime/16354200156/ & www.etsy.com/listing/220646636/creme-niagara-falls-usa

[@SupremeStoops]

It sounds like he says "Ay ma nigga" in the beginning

[@ghostrider5925]

Wat if he fell?

[@brucenator]

Will Gadd seems to have done this rather quickly. Yet I could find no report on how long it took. I watched his interview on Anderson Cooper, but it apparently didn't occur to Anderson Cooper to ask this question either. So how long did it take exactly?

[@sydneyh8521]

brucenator Most likely took a few hours. The video is obviously edited shorter

[@sayyidshillingford6353]

Day After Tomorrow

[@BeachDix]

So, this is cold also....Awesome though.

[@Dimitrius096]

How does that water freeze...

[@egacide]

water+cold=really cold water and really cold water+ more cold= ice

[@Dimitrius096]

I meant the falls because its always flowing

[@anononomous]

Dimitrius096 I believe it's the similar to the way an icicle forms. A thin layer freezes where it starts, then another thin layer freezes on that, eventually the ice moves down the face. It doesn't all freeze at once like a puddle on it's side.

[@brianmagda5446]

Its the spray that freezes and slowly accumulates , check out videos of people throwing buckets of water out of their houses in freezing temperature and you'll get a good idea

[@stakamaka]

the fences on the Canadian side is frozen too because of those spray.