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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
