COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice. The ice emits a blue glow as the climbers make their way down and move through the glacier. The stunning photographs were captured by American glacier trekking guide Jared Carlson on a trip to the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska. The 36-year-old was joined by climbing friend Jason Nelson, 37, as the pair explored the moulin, which is a circular, vertical well-like shaft within a glacier.
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .