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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .