COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them. Climbing heights ranging from forty to a few hundred feet, they brave the ice towers as they make their way to the top. These amazing photographs were captured by Canadian outdoor adventure photographer Alain Denis, 41, after he decided to explore the frozen waterfalls in the Laurentian mountain area in Quebec, Canada.
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .