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' .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A luxury caravan with a price tag of ONE MILLION DOLLARS is due to hit the road later this year .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .