Climb Up Collection

The Wider Image: Bolivias cholita climbers
An Aymara indigenous woman practises climbing on the Huayna Potosi mountain, Bolivia April 6, 2016. Two years ago, about a dozen Aymara indigenous women, aged 42 to 50

A squirrel clambers on a tree at a park in autumn foliage in Almaty, Kazakhstan October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Brown bear is seen in a shelter for bears in the village of Berezivka
A brown bear is seen in a shelter for bears in the village of Berezivka near Zhytomyr, Ukraine August 15, 2017. Five bears

An climber ascends a silo covered in ice in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, January 17, 2016. The owners have connected hoses to the top of the silo

A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a prize during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, near Rumyantsevo, Moscow region, Russia, February 26, 2017

Rohingya refugees climb on a bamboo scaffold as they drill a water well at the Mayner Ghona refugee camp near Coxs Bazar, Bangladesh December 13, 2017

A man climbs an artificial wall of ice in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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From the heights of Bolivian mountains where cholita climbers defy gravity, to the autumn trees where a squirrel climbs in search of nuts, the instinct to climb is universal. A brown bear in a Ukrainian shelter finds a new perch, while a man in Cedar Falls braves an icy silo. Maslenitsa celebrations see a man climbing a wooden pole for a coveted prize, Rohingya refugees constructing a water well on a bamboo scaffold, and two determined climbers scaling artificial ice walls in Liberec. The world may present various challenges, but the human spirit remains undeterred, always reaching for the next summit.