High up in the mountains and thousands of feet off the ground, a party of climbers were in for a shock as they came face to face with this frightening leap of faith. These daunting photographs were captured by Italian photographer Nicola Bombassei, 38, after he unexpectedly stumbled across the 3,000 meter high drop, at Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy. 'The drop should have been fitted with a big wooden board over it, so that climbers can pass the cleft easily,' said Nicola. 'But when we arrived we couldn't find the board anywhere, and it was never an option not to complete the climb, so we had no choice but to take on the jump.
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .