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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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 .
