Man standing in a slot canyon after canyoneering, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Climber on cliffs in the Cederberg mountains, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Climber on steep rock face in the background blue sky and snowy peaks of the Alps, Masino Valley, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Climber on steep rock face in the background blue sky and peaks of the Alps, Masino Valley, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

A rock climber scales a wall while the sun sets over a mountain in the distance, United States of America, North America

Hikers approaching the climbing path to Hesten Mountain peak from hills nearby Fjordgard, Senja, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Woman rapelling down in slot canyon, canyoneering, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Rock climbing, free climbing on Black Crag, in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Swallow-tailed seagull and Marine iguana perched on rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Ice rock climbing, Les Contamines, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Ice rock climbing, Les Contamines, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Gran Paradiso, 4061m, highest peak entirely in Italy, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy, Europe

Tourist climbing Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Matt Szundy, rock climbing teacher on the wall behind the Alyeska Resort, off Seward Highway, Girdwood, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Climbers on a ladder on a rock face above Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc range, Chamonix, French Alps, France, Europe

Matt Szundy, rock climbing teacher on the wall behind the Alyeska Resort, off Seward Highway, Girdwood, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Tourist climbers follow guide ropes towards Low's Peak, the 4101m summit of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young people climbing a typical red sand dune with rocks in background, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Tourists visiting Ayers Rock in Australia

Climbers on a ladder on a rock face above Mer de Glace, Mont Blanc range, Chamonix, French Alps, France, Europe

Climbing expedition on Mount McKinley, 6194m, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Tourists climbing the rock, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tourists visiting Ayers Rock in Australia

Tourist visiting Ayers Rock in Australia holds onto the roped handrail for support

View from Mount Arapiles, rock-climbing centre, towards salt pan of Mitre Lake, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

A lone visitor holding the handrail for his descent of steep Ayers Rock, Australia

Tourist and locals trekking in Bhutan

Tourists climbing Ayers Rock (Uluru), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Rock climbing, Rai Leigh Beach, Krabi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man doing the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon, part of Wadi Bani Auf in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Hikers doing the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon, part of Wadi Bani Auf in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

Hikers doing the Via Ferrata hike in Snake Canyon in Jebel Akhdar of the western Hajar mountains in Oman.

El capitan with climbers barely visible in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

Passengers on an expedition cruise climbing the caldera on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsular which is an active volcanic.

Passengers on an expedition cruise climbing the caldera on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsular which is an active volcanic.

Thai girls, Rai Leigh Beach, Krabi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

El Capitan probably the most famous climbing wall in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

Rock climbing, Rai Leigh Beach, Krabi, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A man climbing down into a channel between the limestone karsts of the Grand Tsingy in Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western Madagascar, Madagascar, Africa

El Capitan, the most famous big wall in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA.

Tourists climbing Ayers Rock (Uluru), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

The rapidly receding Brenva Glacier in the Mont Blanc range, Italy, with cyclists

El Capitan, the most famous big wall in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA.

Algeria, Sahara, Tassili M'ajjer, Climbing On A Rocky Hill

A mountaineer on a summit in the Italian Dolomites, Italy, Europe

A climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult male, rock climbing, Railay Beach. Krabi, Thailand, South-East Asia, Asia

A mountaineer on a rocky granite outcrop above Coire an Lochain in the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Tourists climbing down Mount Kinabalu. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Asia

The Sphinx Rock on Great Gable above Wastwater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Dru from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

A couple in their 70's rock climbing on a sea cliff at Bosigran on the Cornish coast, England, United Kingdom, Europe

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

A climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Dru from the Grand Montets above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

A mountaineer on a Via Ferrata bridge in the Italian Dolomites, Italy, Europe

A climber on Ben Starav, a Munro in the Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A man climbing on Fleetwith Pike, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A couple in their 70s climbing on a granite sea cliff at Bosigran on the Cornish coast, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on Ben Starav, a Munro in the Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Climbers on Napes Needle, a pinnacle of rock on Great Gable in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pup (left) climbing the rocks at Los Islotes (the islets) just outside of La Paz, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Tourist climbing to the summit of Mount Kinabalu. Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Asia

A climber on Suilven at dawn, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber jumping on a ridge above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue setting up belays on a Team training in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Members of the Langdale/Ambleside mountain Rescue setting up belays on a Team training in the Langdale Valley, Lake District,, United Kingdom.

A climber on Red Screes using a mobile phone, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A woman walking on Crinkle Crags in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A mountaineer on Suilven summit at dawn looking towards Stac Polaidh and Cul Mhor, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a boulder above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A mountaineer winter climbing in Coire an Sneachda in the Cairngorm mountains, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Ice on Fisher Place Ghyll in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A mountaineer's boot on a rock, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber scrambling in Eskdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on Ben Starav, a Munro in the Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Climbers on Napes Needle, a pinnacle of rock on Great Gable in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue setting up belays on a Team training in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber and border collie dog on a boulder above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue setting up belays on a Team training in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a ridge above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A walker on the peak of Foinaven in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

TYF rock climbing, Porthclais, Pembrokeshire

A man running up a boulder above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A man running up a boulder above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Climbers on Napes Needle on Great Gable in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A woman on the Sass De Rocia via feratta in the Italian Dolomites below Arabba, Belluno, Veneto, Italy, Europe

A woman climber in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Andalucia, Southern Spain, Europe

A climber scrambling in Eskdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a ridge above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a boulder above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A walker on the peak of Foinaven in Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a ridge above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A climber on a ridge above Chapel Stile in the Langdale Valley in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe