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 striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .