SEE: 9 Most Shocking Photos of People Risking Their Lives
Most of us like to go somewhere warm for our holidays – but
balancing on the brink of an erupting volcano could result in far more
than mere sunburn. This incredible picture shows the moment when one
tourist edged towards a torrent of spewing lava, risking life and limb
for a holiday snap. Unfazed, with his back to the bubbling crater, the
man smiles easily, as if he was standing next to an ornamental fountain.
Photographer Denis Budkov caught the incident at the Plosky Tolbachik volcano in the far east of Russia.
NOTE: some sources claim it was a woman and some it was a man.
Alexander J. Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock
climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls . He has
broken a number of speed records, most notably the only known solo climb
(mostly free climbing, but using some points of aid) of the Yosemite
Triple Crown, an 18 hour 50 minute link up of Mt. Watkins, The Nose, and
the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome.
Located in Veracruz, the Metlac bridge rises 400 feet from the
ground—making it Mexico’s tallest bridge—and spans 300 feet. Risk taking
local graffiti artists have thrown caution to the wind and taken to
traversing the bridge’s edges to get up. Impressive locations for sure,
but is the danger worth it?
Good idea to fix the car, even better idea to get killed.
That’s one big splash. Daredevil Garret McNamara of Hawaii claims
to have ridden the highest wave ever caught by a surfer, a 30-metre
monster off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal. His record is still to be
confirmed, but if it’s verified, McNamara will have smashed the previous
record of 24 metres, which he set in the same spot in November 2011.
Indonesian students have to tightrope walk 30 feet above a flowing river to get to their class on time.
Students at this school in China have a harder time than most
skipping class. Pupils in Pili – in the rugged northern Xinjiang Uygur
region – have to cross a pass 1,500 ft. above a sheer drop down a
precipice to get to their lessons. Guided by parents and staff, the
youngsters scramble over the sloping rock face finding foot and
handholds that would make even a goat think twice.
Fixing the power or Suicide mission?
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