"I would have screwed up"
Photos from 2013, from which the palms sweat and the stomach shrinks treacherously.
Thrill-seekers passing over the abyss on a tightrope or flying over it on a motorcycle, thunderclouds reminiscent of pictures of the apocalypse - at one glance at such photographs, the heart stops and the soul sinks into the heels.
We present the best shots of events on the verge of admiration and fear, from the realization of the reality of which the head is spinning. But be warned: if you are at work, you will have to restrain your emotions, because there will be a lot of them.
(Total 24 photos)
Source: www.adme.ru
dizzy height
Incredible footage of people and structures hovering between heaven and earth. These photos are breathtaking.
1. On the death trail of Mount Huashan. Shanxi Province, China.
2. Roofers on the star of the Hilton-Leningradskaya hotel. Moscow, Russia.
3. Rock climber Alex Honnold conquers the mountain in Yosemite National Park without insurance. USA.
4. Extreme kayaking at Victoria Falls. Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
5. Colombian Orlando Duke makes a cliff jump during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Azores, Portugal.
6. Athlete Ian Morrison in the mountains of Whistler. Colombia, Canada.
7. House at an altitude of 2000 meters in the ski resort of Champoussin, Switzerland. Mountain view of Les Dents du Midi.
8. Eskil Ronningsbakken and his student Moses Vepukhuli perform the figure of balance.
9. Swing "At the end of the world." Banos, Ecuador.
10. Athlete Blake Albridge (Blake Aldridge) jumps from a 30-meter height at the Red Bull Cliff Diving competition. Oman.
11. Slackliner Brian Mosbo takes a tightrope walk at an altitude of 850 meters. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
12. American tightrope walker Nick Wallenda crosses the Grand Canyon without insurance. The metal cable is stretched at a height of more than 450 meters. Las Vegas, USA.
13. Toilet at the Russian weather station Kara-Turek. At an altitude of 2600 meters.
14. French climber and conqueror of skyscrapers Alain Robert on the building of the Burj Khalifa with a height of 828 meters. Dubai, UAE.
15. Tennis court on the tallest building in Dubai Burj Khalifa. Dubai, UAE.
16. Zhang, caretaker of the cable car that connects the Chinese village of Yushan (Yushan) with the outside world. It lies above a picturesque valley at an altitude of 400 meters. The length of the road is 1000 meters. Once a week, Zhang lubricates the cables with oil along the entire length.
17. Swing over Glenwood Canyon. Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA.
18. Overnight on a cliff in Yosemite National Park. USA.
19. Cableway connecting the Chinese village of Yushan (Yushan) with the outside world.
Seconds before disaster
How these 6 photographers managed to stand up calmly and press the camera button, instead of running headlong, is probably clear only to the photographers themselves.
20. In a few seconds, the vessel on which the photographer is located will collide with the giant Shinyo Sawako - a cargo ship from Hong Kong, after which it will immediately go to the bottom.
21. An impending thunderstorm in Romania. June 12, 2013.
22. Off the coast of New Zealand, the cargo ship Rena ran into a reef, as a result of which it broke into 2 parts, and the containers were scattered around the ship.
23. A tiger breaks free from a cage in a car in the Far East.
24. The profession of a photographer is full of surprises and surprises!