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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .