CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls. Canadian adventure sport photographer Alain Denis, 41, captured these spectacular images of frozen waterfalls on a trip to the Rocky Mountains area of Alberta, Canada. "Climbing these waterfalls I felt joy, pain and many scary moments," says Alain, of Adele, Quebec. "The main thing for me, however, was embracing the beauty of the amazing landscape.
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .