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.
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .