A climber makes her way down an ice wall in preparation for climbing Everest, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A climber on Everest makes his way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia

A climber on Everest makes her way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

A climber makes his way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Two rock climbers making their way up a very difficult route on the 450 metre monolith of Karimbony, Tsaranoro Massif, Andringitra National Park, Southern Madagascar, Africa

Water buffalo on his way home, Taketomi Island National Park, Ishigaki, Yaeyama island group, Japan, Asia

Climber makes her way up one of the rock faces of the celebrated Mascun Gorge, Sierra de Guara mountains, Aragon, Spain

A climber makes her way up a steep and difficult route on the limestone cliffs in the Aveyron region, near Millau and Toulouse, south west France, Europe

A climber makes her way up a steep and difficult route on the limestone cliffs in the Aveyron region, near Millau and Toulouse, south west France, Europe

Theater of Commodus, Great Exedra, Roman Villa of Quintilii, Appian Way, Rome, Latium (Lazio), Italy, Europe

Theater of Commodus, Great Exedra, Roman Villa of Quintilii, Appian Way, Rome, Latium (Lazio), Italy, Europe

pilgrim path along stone steps with rope handrail, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Mountaineers on the way through Höllental to the Zugspitze - Höllental via ferrata in sunrise

Girl making her way hand over hand along a rope, Gossensass, Brenner, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol, Italy

The way into the monastery Debre Damo, near Adigrat, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

The way into the monastery Debre Damo, near Adigrat, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Girl making her way hand over hand along a rope, Gossensass, Brenner, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol, Italy

Climbers ascending Mt. Marmolada, Dolomites, Westgrat fixed rope route, Mt. Marmolada in the back, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Climbers on fixed ropes in the steep, icy Lhotse Face, 6900m, on the way to Camp III, 3, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal

San Francisco, California street and cable cars that connect financial district and upper town

Alpine rose blossom, panorama from Fellhorn over Schlappoldsee and Fellhornbahn mountain station to the central main ridge of the Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Chairlift in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, Giant Mountains, Europe

Cable car, Bogota, Colombia, South America

A mountain rescue technician is descending into a crevasse. When a skier breaks through the snow and tumbles down the glacier, the only way out is being winched out by the rescuers of Air Zermatt.

Steve Giddings makes his way up a frozen waterfall at the Ouray Ice Festival in Ouray, Colorado. Ice climbers require ice axes, crampons, rope and harness as well as a great deal of balance and focus. The Ouray Ice Festival is located in the Uncompahgre Gorge and is held once a year during Martin Luther King weekend.

Kelly Cordes makes his way up a frozen waterfall using ice axes and crampons as well as balance and focus. The Ouray Ice Park is located in the Uncompahgre Gorge in Ouray Colorado. The Park is funded mostly by the Ouray Ice Festival that happens every Martin Luther King weekend and by the festivals corporate sponsers.

Cave explorer forces his way up through a narrowing in the rock in a cave high in the White Mountains on the island of Crete.