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.
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
