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.
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
