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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
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RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
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WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
