a man in an ice cave in Alberta, Canada
a sailboat in Svalbard, Norway
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skier climbing a slope in Colorado
man standing on the edge of a glacier in Alaska
a man in a drysuit swimming in glacial waters
a man jumping across a cave in Iceland
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a man standing in a cave in Alberta, Canada
a man standing on the Greenland Ice Sheet
person standing in an ice cave in Iceland
a man on a stand up paddle board in Alaska
an ice climber in Alberta, Canada
an ice climber in the Slovakian High Tatras
leopard seal approaching a camera man
an ice skater on a frozen lake in Alberta, Canada
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A hiker treks down an icy slope outside an ice cave on the Athabasca Glacier inside Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Photograph by Nature's Beauty, Aurora

Adventures on Ice: 21 Dazzling Photos of Frozen Exploits

See winter through the eyes of these bold, cold-weather adventurers.

ByLindsay N. Smith
November 13, 2017

While some adventurers are deterred by freezing temperatures, others take advantage of the glorious opportunities winter provides. They swim through broken ice, get up close and personal with cold-weather wildlife, snowboard down snowy peaks, and explore glistening ice caves. By trekking into frigid landscapes, these intrepid athletes get the chance to explore pristine environments—and avoid the crowds while they do it.

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