832-394729 - Large ice front of a glacier with crevasses and cracks, Russel Glacier, Arctic, North America, Sisimiut District, Qeqqata Kommunia, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, Denmark, North America

1116-52202 - Travellers explore New Zealand's famous Franz Josef Glacier. Blue Ice, deep crevasses, caves and tunnels mark the ever changing ice; West Coast, New Zealand

1116-52199 - Travellers explore New Zealand's famous Franz Josef Glacier. Blue Ice, deep crevasses, caves and tunnels mark the ever changing ice; West Coast, New Zealand

1116-52198 - A tight squeeze for travelers exploring New Zealand's famous Franz Josef Glacier, iwth its blue Ice, deep crevasses, caves and tunnels that mark the ever changing ice formations; West Coast, New Zealand

832-388952 - Aerial view, ice field with crevasses, Vatnajoekull glacier, Vatnajoekull National Park, Iceland, Europe

832-388948 - Aerial view, glacier tongue, Vatnajoekull glacier, Vatnajoekull National Park, Iceland, Europe

832-388953 - Aerial view, ice field with crevasses, Vatnajoekull glacier, Vatnajoekull National Park, Iceland, Europe

832-387970 - The Grey Glacier flows into Lake Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Chile, South America

832-387969 - The wall of the Grey Glacier flows into Lake Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Chile, South America

832-384670 - Glacier Tongue, Glaciar Perito Moreno Glacier, Glacier Break, Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

857-95699 - Sheep on famous boulder Kjeragbolten wedged 1000m above sea in mountain crevasse by edge of Kjerag mountain, Lysefjord, Rogaland, Norway

857-95121 - Scenic view of desert from Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California.

1116-40408 - Cracks In The Ice

1167-1692 - Blue glacier overlook, with crevasses and brash ice filled bay, early morning, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Continent, Antarctica, Polar Regions

746-88434 - Radial crevasses of the glacier Pasterze near Grossglockner. the radial crevasse are the first signs of the collapsing of another glacier area and the forming of new dead ice, Europe, central europe, Austria

857-93729 - Ngawang Sherpa crosses a massive crevasse on a ladder

1225-601 - A climber on Everest makes her way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu Region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

1225-599 - A climber on Everest makes his way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia

857-92856 - A climber leading "Revoked" (5.5) in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

1225-42 - A climber makes his way across a crevasse using a temporary ladder, Khumbu region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

857-91527 - 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.

857-91529 - A mountain rescue paramedic is far down in a glacier crevasse, looking up to the surface. In winter the mountain rescue service comes to aid when skiers or climbers tumble down in a hidden crevasse.

857-92247 - Glacier flowing into bay near Juneau, Alaska.

857-91524 - A mountain rescue technician is descending into a crevasse. When a skier breaks through the snow and tumbles down, the only way out is being winched out by the rescuers of Air Zermatt. In the background is the Breithorn mountain.

797-12970 - Canada, Alberta, Columbia Icefield, Group of tourists walking up the Athabasca Glacier.

857-88538 - Clients are led by guide Ben Wilcox up a meltwater canyon on a day trip on the Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska.

911-10155 - The Mer De Glace which has thinned 150 meters since 1820, and retreated by 2300 Metres, with a balcony cafe overlooking the rapidly shrinking glacier.

911-10154 - Mont Blanc and the Bossons glacier from the Aiguille Rouge, France.

911-10140 - The rapidly retreating Glacier du Trient in the Swiss Alps.

911-10112 - Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete.

911-10115 - 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.

911-10121 - Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

911-10123 - Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

911-10122 - Climbers on the arete leading up from the Vallee Blanche to the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France.

911-10119 - Mont Blanc and the Bossons glacier from Chamonix town, France.

911-10114 - 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.

911-10118 - Mont Blanc Du Tacul from the Aiguille Du midi, above Chamonix, France.

911-10113 - Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete.

911-9951 - Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

911-9959 - Light on mountainous scenery in Graham Land in Wilhelmina Bay on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

911-9953 - Icebergs oof Curverville Island on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

911-9954 - Icebergs oof Curverville Island on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

911-9950 - Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

911-9952 - Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

832-371104 - Mountaineers climbing on Zufallferner Glacier, during a crevasse rescue, South Tyrol, Italy

832-376383 - Woman near a crevasse on Allalinhorn Valais Switzerland

1174-1529 - Gentoo penguins, Antarctica

1173-287 - An iceberg with a deep crevasse or fissure, and the contours of melting ice, in Antarctica, Antarctica

832-357084 - Holgate Glacier, Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA

832-309998 - Gondola lift going from Mt. Aiguille du Midi to Point Helbonner, view of Turin Cabin, Mont Blanc, Vallee Blanche, glacial crevasses, Savoy Alps, France, Europe

832-300194 - Viennese climber Geri Winkler on a ladder overcoming a crevasse of Khumbu Icefall, ca.5600 m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal

832-300162 - Crossing of a crevasse by ladder, Western Cwm, 6000m Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal

832-358530 - Matanuska Glacier, fall colors, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, USA

1113-95438 - A roped party of four mountaineers ascending in front of crevasses on Kanderfirn glacier, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

1113-94577 - Two mountaineers traversing big crevasse, Piz Palue, Grisons, Switzerland

1113-94575 - Two mountaineers ascending in front of a crevasse to Piz Palue, Grisons, Switzerland

832-272012 - Glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

832-272013 - Broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

869-1619 - ice detail Swiss Alps Rhone glacier at the Furka pass Switzerland

733-5652 - Climbers crossing crevasse and ladder on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

733-5684 - Crevasses on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

733-5653 - Climbers crossing crevasse and ladder on Mount Everest, Solu Khumbu Everest Region, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

832-112233 - Ice floes on the Baltic Sea off Stein, Probstei, Ploen district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-64600 - A water-filled crevasse of Nordenskioeldbreen Glacier with Billefjord at back, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-73734 - Vatnajoekull Glacier, crevasses, Iceland, Europe

1113-91220 - Ski mountaineers in a crevasse, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix, Mont-Blanc, France

1113-91221 - Ski mountaineers in a crevasse, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix, Mont-Blanc, France

1113-81226 - A group of naked people lying on the ice in front of an ice crevasse, around 600 people are posing for Spencer Tunick and Greenpeace on the Aletsch Glacier to protest about climate change, Aletsch Glacier, Valais, Switzerland

1113-81227 - A group of naked people lying on the ice in front of an ice crevasse, around 600 people are posing for Spencer Tunick and Greenpeace on the Aletsch Glacier to protest about climate change, Aletsch Glacier, Valais, Switzerland

1113-81224 - A group of naked people in front of an ice crevasse, around 600 people are posing for Spencer Tunick and Greenpeace on the Aletsch Glacier to protest about climate change, Aletsch Glacier, Valais, Switzerland

1113-38753 - Man ice climbing, Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Carinthia, Austria

1113-38752 - Man ice climbing, Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Carinthia, Austria

1113-38749 - Man ice climbing, Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Carinthia, Austria

1113-38754 - Man ice climbing, Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Carinthia, Austria

1113-38750 - Man ice climbing, Pasterze Glacier, Grossglockner, Carinthia, Austria

1113-20771 - young woman between crevasses on glacier Bockkarkees, Hohe Tauern range, National Park Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria

1116-29133 - Alaska, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, Closeup iceberg GR6909.

857-68085 - The Viedma Glacier terminating into Lago Viedma on February 25, 2008, Chalten, Argentina.

857-68094 - The Viedma Glacier terminating into Lago Viedma on February 25, 2008, Chalten, Argentina.

857-31311 - Sunrise brings light and warmth, as well as beautiful colors, to 12,000 feet on Mount Rainier's Emmons Glacier; Little Tahoma Peak rises behind.

857-12535 - An ice climber climbs out of an ice cave on the Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand's South Island.

857-12536 - A climber makes his way past the opening to a small ice cave on the Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand's South Island.

832-22046 - Ice breaks down from the glacier Perito Moreno, National Park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

832-22074 - broken ice at the glacier Perito Moreno, national park Los Glaciares, Argentina, Patagonia, South America

979-2547 - The Neumayer Glacier on South Georgia Island. The face is an estimated 135 feet tall. This glacier is receeding and is very actively calving, especially in the summer months.

979-2074 - The face of the Sawyer Glacier, a tidewater glacier at the end of Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska, USA.

911-148 - The Russell Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenlands west coast, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-4 - Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-5 - Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near Camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-133 - The Russell Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenland's west coast, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-6811 - A twenty ton ice explorer truck owned and run by Arngrimur Hermannsson ( Arni), taking tourists onto the Langjokull ice cap, Iceland, Polar Regions

911-7008 - A moulin (meltwater sink hole) on the Langjokull glacier, Iceland, Polar Regions

911-151 - The Russell Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenlands west coast, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-1353 - A warning sign above the rapidly melting Mer Du Glace, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

911-2458 - Exit Glacier looking towards the Harding icefield which are both receding rapidly due to global warming, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

911-1344 - Crossing the Vallee Blanche on the Mer Du Glace above Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

911-149 - The Russell Glacier draining the Greenland icesheet inland from Kangerlussuaq on Greenlands west coast, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-1483 - The Argentiere Glacier, like most Alpine glaciers it is retreating rapidly due to global warming, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

911-372 - Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, Polar Regions

911-2454 - Exit Glacier looking towards the Harding icefield which are both receding rapidly due to global warming, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America