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.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .