20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Categories: Exhibition | Nature |

The world is much more interesting, brighter and more multifaceted than it seems when looking through a window or monitor. Luckily for you and me, there are photographers nearby who take pictures of crazy beauty. These 20 photos will make you forget about a measured lifestyle and set you up for great things.

All photos are part of the exhibition "The Best Adventure Photography" ("The Best Adventure Photo"), the purpose of which is to show that a person can compete with nature and go beyond his limits.

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year
20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

A frozen couple from Anchorage, Alaska, USA. (Photo: Nathaniel Wilder)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Fisherman Jenny Grossenbacher makes her way deep into the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA. (Photo: Andy Anderson)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Basejumper Kevin Chirico jumps from the top of Mount Lukin Glass in Utah, USA. (Photo: Scott Rogers)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Klaus Tiemann in one of the tunnels during the filming of a documentary film about the glaciers of the Arctic belt. (Photo: Klaus Tiemann)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Photographer John Irvine kayaking down the Seymour River in British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: Jordan Manley)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Yosemite National Park, California, USA. (Photo: Michael Hodges)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Brendan Fairclough jumps over a ten meter canyon at the Red Bull Rampage Mountain Bike Championship in Utah, USA. (Photo: Paris Gore)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Two people make their way through a corridor of cypress trees at dawn on Caddo Lake near the borders of Texas and Louisiana, USA. (Photo: Michael Hanson)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Tom Folks photographed his father Bob in front of the Spiral Jetty installation, built in 1970 by Robert Smithson, USA. (Photo: Tom Folks)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Belgian caver Nicolas Borsche in Jianzhou Pass, China. (Photo: Jeremy Koresky)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Canadian kayaker Katrina van Wijk rafts down the 25-meter Toketee Falls on the North Umpqua River in Oregon, USA. (Photo: Charlie Munzy)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

A skydiver jumps off a cliff in Western Colorado, USA. (Photo: Crystal Wright)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Theo Allofs takes paragliding pictures of the strange circles he spotted in Namibia. (Photo: Theo Allofs)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Surfer Ian Stokes conquers an ice wave in Missoula, Montana, USA. (Photo: Paolo Marchesi)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Casey Krueger drives along the edge of the shelf in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. (Photo: Hansi Johnson)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Tightrope walker Ben Plotkin-Swing balances on a 55-meter tightrope stretched between two peaks in the Washington Gorge in the North Cascades National Park, USA. (Photo: Crystal Wright)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Skier James Heim explores Mount Ipsut near Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: Blake Jorgerson)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Sheep are interested in a tourist tent, Amur River, Mongolia. (Photo: Crystal Wright)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Windsurfer Kai Lenny on the north coast of Maui, Hawaii, USA. (Photo: Frank Bertoua)

20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

Climber Tim Emment on the final climb to Helmskem Falls in British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: Viktor Skupinski)

Keywords: Adventure | Extreme

     

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