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 mother told she had terminal cancer by doctors who ignored her pleas for help 13 times has made a miracle recovery following the UK's first operation of its kind .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A loving daughter has set up a Facebook page in a desperate plea to strangers, to donate a kidney to her dying mum .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A former obese woman has told how she lost 19st, but was so terrified of gaining weight that she ended up developing an eating disorder .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A middle-aged couple from Somerset have developed a rather unusual hobby to occupy their time: writing to killers on death row .
A young mum has told how a phantom pregnancy almost destroyed her dream of having a second child .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .