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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .