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.
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SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
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PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
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A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .