20 most breathtaking adventure photos of the year

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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