BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED. Crossing a 61 metre stretch, the brave adventurers leave their clothes behind and wear only a single safety rope secured tightly around their waists, ankles, and in some cases - even their private parts. These risqué photographs were taken by Philadelphia photographer Jared Alden, 31, after his love of traveling and adventure merged into his passion for photography. Captured at an unknown slacklining location in the remote Utah dessert, these photographs show thrill seekers getting their kit off for the ultimate slacklining experience at the GGBY highline festival.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .