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12 The most shocking photos of people at risk of their lives





Most shocking pictures of those who do not value their lives:



Most of us would prefer to go to warmer climes for the holidays - but teetering on the verge of a volcanic eruption can lead to much more than just a sunburn. This incredible photograph shows the moment when one of the tourists came very close to a stream of boiling lava, risking life and limb in order to perpetuate the memory of the trip. Indifferent to danger, his back to the bustling crater, stands a man and smiling as if he was standing next to the water fountain.

Photographer Denis Budkova managed to capture this scene on a volcano Tolbachic in the far east of Russia.

Note: according to some sources, his back to the lava is a woman, and according to others - a man.




Honnold Alexander (Alexander J Honnold), born August 17, 1985, is an American rock climber known for his ascent to the high cliffs without insurance. He broke many records for speed, the most prominent of which is the solo ascent (mostly without the aid of tools and insurance, he used the instruments a couple of times) Mount Triple Crown Yosemite (Yosemite Triple Crown). He climbed the mountain in 18 hours and 50 minutes and still managed to make their way to Mount Watkins (Watkins), Mount Nose (Nose) and the North-West side of the mountain Half Dome (Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome).



Located in the Mexican state of Veracruz (Veracruz), Bridge Metlak (Metlac) rises above the earth at 122 meters, making it the tallest bridge in Mexico. Its length is 91 meters. Local thrill seekers, as well as graffiti artists forget about caution and boldly climbs over the edge of the bridge to climb on it. Impressive the location of the graffiti? Certainly. But whether it is such a risk?




Repair the car - it's a good idea, apparently to die along the way - even better.



Rather big wave. Adventurous, Garrett McNamara (Garret McNamara) from Hawaii says he saddled the highest wave, which ever ridden a surfer - 30-meter monster at the shore town of Nazaré (Nazaré), Portugal. His record is still awaiting confirmation, but if found valid, McNamara will surpass the previous record of 24 meters, which was raised in the same place in November 2011.



Indonesian students need to pass more than 9 meters of the cable car hanging over a raging river to get to their classes on time





Hint for the future: if you ever will be eager to take pictures of crocodiles in their natural habitat, do not do so, as did the photographer of this video.

The photo was taken on March 18 this year, a man named David Clow (David Clow) on the Tarcoles River (Rio Tarcoles), in Costa Rica. Each Clow named Antonio Ruiz (Antonio Ruiz) photographed crocodiles up close with your digital SLR camera, while others were throwing chunks of meat in the water. The problem was that Ruiz is located right on the edge of the river, rather than move away, at a safe distance - where were all the others.

This place is called "Crocodile Bridge» (Crocodile Bridge), so as you can guess - the water here is teeming with crocodiles. Once he was able to take some pictures of crocodiles, fighting with each other for a piece of food, Ruiz experienced what he probably never, ever forget. He barely managed to deviate from the attack of a hungry crocodile dinner that he did not a fluke.




If you are afraid of heights - just unplug your monitor and skrolte further. Ukrainian adventurous, nicknamed «Mustang Wanted» sometimes puts these photo reports about his fearless life. Just look at this picture, where it hangs from a building on one hand.



Mike Rutz is an expert on the great white shark and the relentless fighter for their preservation. He became famous thanks to the photographs, which he swims with these creatures without a cage. Mike has spent more time in the water, swimming with sharks without a cage than anyone else. Since then, he has traveled the world giving lectures about sharks and filming documentaries.




Pupils in the Chinese school is much more difficult to skip class than the rest of the children. The students in the village of Pili (Pili), located in the north of the vast autonomous region of Xinjiang Uygur (Xinjiang Uygur) must pass 457 meters down on the edge of the cliff to get to class. Led by parents and school staff, the children slowly move along the side of a cliff, carefully feeling the ground under his feet and railings, which questioned the reliability of even a goat.






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