a highliner walking a line over Zurich, Switzerland
a paraglider over a volcano
an ice climber climbing at night under the Aurora Borealis in Iceland
a kayaker dropping off a waterfall in Alberta, Canada
a high-liner walking across a line in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico
a surfer in Nias, Indonesia
a surfer riding a wave in Tahiti
an ice climber climbing an ice formation near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
a river surfer riding a wave in Wyoming
a climber and swimmer in a sea cave off the coast of Mallorca, Spain
a skier pulling a backflip in Jackson, Wyoming
surfer duck diving under a wave on the North Shore of Maui
climbers on the Hillary Step on Mount Everest
a skier skiing down a mountain at night in Wyoming
a skier catching air on Mt. Baker, Washington
a climber summiting Atlantic Peak, Colorado
a camper in the backcountry of Washington
a big wave surfer being towed by jet ski in California
ice climbers in Ouray, Colorado
a skier at sunset
a surfer riding a wave in Fiji
a man cave climbing in Banff, Canada
a kayaker dropping off a 100-foot waterfall
a slackliner walking a line over waves in Portugal
a skier launching a backflip off a kicker in Mount Baker, Washington
a kayaker launching off a waterfall in Washington state
a surfer riding a giant wave in Hawaii
climbers descending the summit of Mount Rainier
a rock climber in Penitente Canyon, Colorado
a rafter dropping off a waterfall in Caribou Targhee National Forest, Idaho
climbers in Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia
a slackliner lining over a glacier in Alaska
a surfer riding a massive wave in Half Moon Bay, California
a kayaker on the Little White Salmon River, Washington
a person hanging in hammock over a lake
a surfer riding waves in Norway
an ice climber in Finland under the Aurora Borealis
a green turtle swimming under a group of triathletes
a man standing under the Aurora Borealis in Iceland
a climber on top of Ancient Art in Moab, Utah
two skydivers jumping from a plane
a climber on Mount Denali, Alaska
a highliner setting a line over Mushroom Rock in Carbondale, Colorado
an ice climber climbing on Matanuska Glacier in Alaska
surfer duck diving under a wave
a kiteskier catching air in the frozen tundra
a Great White shark approaching a diver underwater
a skier doing a backflip off a jump
a caver exploring a large cave in China
a mountain biker riding down a steep rocky line
a rock climber climbing in Kalymnos, Greece
a man setting up a tent on top of his jeep in the desert of Oregon at night
climber Alex Honnold rock climbing in Utah
a skier jumping off a big cliff in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
two stand up paddle borders paddling near an iceberg
a rock climber climbing a cliff in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia
a snowboarder boarding down Mount Cain, Vancouver Island, Canada
a rock climber climbing in Red Rocks, Nevada
campers at night on the peak of Red Mountain, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness
an ice climber near Vail, Colorado
a highliner resting in a hammock over eastern Austria
professional surfer Heidar Eliasson skateboarding down a windy road in Iceland
a surfer duck-diving under a wave
a man standing on a rock spire with the aurora borealis dancing above him
an ice cave in Vatnajokull, Iceland
a surfer riding a huge wave off the coast of Hawaii
a skier along a cliff's edge next to the ocean in Iceland
a climber inside Mer de Glace, Chamonix, France
mountain biker Shawn Neer flying through a grove of aspen trees near Crested Butte, Colorado
a man crossing a highline in the Grotte des Demoiselles, France
a skier in the Alta backcountry, Utah
a surfer off the coast of Tasmania, Australia
skier launching off the toe of a glacier on the Pemberton Ice Cap, British Columbia
an ice climber in Iceland
a kayaker standing in an icy lagoon in Patagonia, Chile
a skateboarder in Moab, Utah
skier Leah Evans in Jumbo Valley, British Columbia, Canada
a skier launching off a jump in Austria's Dolomites
Alex Honnold monkeying around on top of the Charlatan formation in the Needles of California
climber Lonnie Kauk climbing the Bachar Yerian in Yosemite National Park
a kayaker dropping off a steep waterfall in Norway
snowkiting on the Harding Ice Field, Alaska
a man skiing down a mountain in Norway with the northern lights in the background
ice climber Mike Stuart climbing in Jasper National Park, Canada
mountain biker Kevin Soller riding down a steep line outside of Breckenridge, Colorado
surfer Brook Phillips riding a large wave off the coast of Tasmania
caver peering over her shoulder in a cave in China
climber David Lama ascending Latent Kor, Zion National Park
a skier backflipping in Pemberton Backcountry, British Columbia
a kite surfer riding waves in California as seen from above
a mountain biker riding down a rock in Utah
a surfer riding a wave and being photographed by a group of underwater photographers.
a snowboarder in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska
a man skiing in the woods
a man diving off a cliff.
a man walking across a highline between buildings in Austria
a climber scaling up the face of El Capitan, Wyoming.
an ice climber in Ouray Ice Park in Colorado
a kayaker dropping off a waterfall in Veracruz, Mexico
a skier climbing out of a mountain pass in the Julian Alps of Slovenia
a man skiing down a mountain with an erupting volcano in the background
a wakeskater in a snowy creek
a backcountry skier near Niseko, Japan
57 skydivers above Texas
a Kayaker dropping down a large waterfall, Castilla y León, Spain
skier on Mount Yotei, Japan
a surfer on a giant wave, Maui, Hawaii
Daniel Woods
Will Gadd ice climbing
Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand
Tony Hoare in the snow
Mike and Lilliana in Antarctica
Alex Honnold climbing Muir Wall, Yosemite
a bike base jumper
Melissa Arnot and Ben Jones summiting Mustang Himal, Nepal
Kilian Fischhuber in Kentucky
a kayaker on the Rauma River, Norway
a skier jumping a crevasse, Alaska
a biker riding through rough gravel in Swaledale, England
a body boarder surfing a wave, Australia
Lynsey Dyer skiing
a kayaker going over a waterfall
a paraglider in Malawi, Africa
Adam Ondra climbing in Balzola Cave, Spain
Gabriel Medina surfing Teahupoo, Tahiti
a biker at Stevens Pass bike park, Washington
hikers on a peak in the Beartooth Mountains
a SUP on the Colorado River
Alex Mego climbing in Ceuse, France
Tobin Seagel skiing in Tombstone Park, Yukon, Canada
a skier making a jumping at dusk, Mt. Hood
Cedar Wright climbing near Chuanshang cave, China
Bobby Okvist surfing The Wedge
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Jimmy Chin climbing the Grand Tetons
a kayaker on the Surge Gorge
Koa Rothman surfing Teahupoo
Dean Potter climbing in Yosemite with his dog whisper
a snowboarder in Iceland
a climber on Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain
Bianca Buitendag surfing the Margaret River, Australia
a climber ice climbing at night, Gran Paradiso, Italy
Caroline Gleich skiing Wasatch Backcountry, Mt. Superior
Yuri Soledade surfing at Jaws
Madeleine Sorkin climbing Excommunication, Castle Valley, Utah
a kayaker going over a waterfall on Little White Salmon River
climber Justin Ridley bouldering in Hawaii
Hadley Hammer drops a monster air in the Teton backcountry after a record breaking 100 inch snow storm near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Wyoming.
kayaker Chris Korbulic going over a waterfall on the Mekong River, Laos
climber Will Gadd near a giant waterfall at Helmcken Falls, British Columbia
snowboarder Jeremy Jones descending a mountain in Nepal
a kayaker going over waterfalls at Agua Azul River, Chiapas, Mexico
a female climber at sunset in Croatia
Caroline Gleich ski mountaineering on Mt. Superior, Utah
a snowboarder on a rocky chute, Zermatt
Graham Zimmerman climbing an ice pillar in the Canadian Rockies
two climbers, climbing the Ewbank Route on Totem Pole, Cape Hauy, Tasmania, Australia
Alex Honnald deep water solo climbing in Oman
surfer Kai Lenny standup paddle boarding at Jaws break, Hawaii
Will Mayo climbing Super Fortress, Vail, Colorado
a snowboarder jumping over a cliff on the Pemberton Ice Cap
Josh Wharton climbing
Carston Oliver biking down a mountain near the Green River, Utah
Whit Magro climbing Winter Dance
Gart Curtis running over ice in a snow blizzard while surfing Ninilchik, Alaska
Picture Peter Ortner climbing Zirknitzgrotte, Austria
kayaker Rafael Ortiz descending the Santo Domingo River, Chiapas, Mexico
biker Brandon Semenuk competing during the finals of Red Bull Rampage, Utah
skier Dash Longe skiing off a cliff in Brighton, Utah
Jen Olson ice climbing in a cave, near Haffner Creek Kootenay, British Columbia
surfer Sean Woolnough paddling at the top of a wave, Fiji
climbers above a gorge in El Chorro, Spain
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a kayker on the Stikine River
a snowboarder near the Blue Lake, New Zealand
Richard Permin skiing near a peninsula that jets into the Gulf of Alaska, Seward, Alaska
climber Mike Friedrichs climbing the Blood on the Tracks route, Utah
skier Tommy Ellingson making an enormous jump on Mount Hood
paraglider Gavin McClurg seen gliding near the Big Lost Mountain Range, Idaho
skiers looking at the mountain face in Ruth Gorge, Alaska
surfer Mick Fanning, seen through a wave, at Teahupo'o, Tahiti
a kayaker going over large falls in Cachoeira Santuario, Amazonas, Brazil
racers in the Tour de France
Adam Melling surfing at night, Bali, Indonesia
Levi Siver windsurfing along the coast at Pistol River, Oregon
a biker on the Mama Rumi Trail, Ecuador
Daniel Woods climbing in Labyrinth Canyon, Utah
Jonathan Siegrist Climbing Verdon Gorge, France
Carter McMillan skiing, Revelstoke Mountain Resort Backcountry ,British Columbia
surfer Mark Healey surfing a giant wave, Teahupoo break, Tahiti
skier Dan Treadway in Whistler British Columbia
surfer Shane Dorian riding a massive tube at Hawaii's famous Jaws break
Hazel Findlay climbing in Acadia National Park, Maine
skier Chris Davenport skiing in Portillo, Chile
snowboarder Dimi Dejong performing at the Red Bull Junior Snow Performance Camp in Laax, Switzerland
Jesse Huey climbing Red Dihedral in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado
Julien Lopez skiing at Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Tim Emmett climbing Myrdalsjokull Glacier, Iceland
a body boarder riding a massive wave, Pipeline, Hawaii
Scott Adamson ice climbing in Santaquin, Utah
Luke Smith backcountry skiing in Frazier Basin in the Bridger Range near Bozeman, Montana
Tiago Gil surfing a wave at dusk, Pipeline, Hawaii
Marco Delesalle climbing Wings of Desire, British Columbia
James McSkimming skiing at Whistler
Erica Engle skiing the Son of Apocalypse couloir at Grand Teton National Park
kayaker Tyler Bradt heading over the waterfall Tomata 1 near Tlapacoyan, Mexico
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Walking a highline during a fireworks show in Zurich, Switzerland“When I saw Sarah spontaneously getting onto the highline, I immediately thought how amazing this photo could be shot from the position of the pier,” says photographer Aidan Williams, who took this photo of highliner Sarah Rixham standing with arms outstretched in celebration, the city of Zurich below and fireworks above. Williams, who wasn't on the pier when Rixham first stepp...
Photograph by Aidan Williams

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October 10, 2016