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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .