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.
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An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
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