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Risky Collection (#3)

"Embracing the Thrill

Background imageRisky Collection: Bike Racing

Bike Racing

Background imageRisky Collection: Maui Hawaii Usa; Green Sea Turtle Cleaning Station

Maui Hawaii Usa; Green Sea Turtle Cleaning Station

Background imageRisky Collection: Molokini Maui Hawaii Usa; Scuba Diver At A Volcanic Crater

Molokini Maui Hawaii Usa; Scuba Diver At A Volcanic Crater

Background imageRisky Collection: Similan Islands Thailand; Scuba Diver Over A Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) And Angelfish

Similan Islands Thailand; Scuba Diver Over A Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) And Angelfish

Background imageRisky Collection: Molokini Crater Maui Hawaii Usa A Single Scuba Diver

Molokini Crater Maui Hawaii Usa A Single Scuba Diver

Background imageRisky Collection: Molokini Maui Hawaii Usa; Scuba Diver With A Video Camera At A Volcanic Crater And Red Sponges

Molokini Maui Hawaii Usa; Scuba Diver With A Video Camera At A Volcanic Crater And Red Sponges ( Porifera)

Background imageRisky Collection: Cyclist Going Off Jump Into Water

Cyclist Going Off Jump Into Water

Background imageRisky Collection: Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trail

Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on trail
Tibet - A Moment of Suspence - transporting animals on a narrow Himalayan Mountain trail by means of suspending two poles on ropes and man-handling the animal across. Date: 1907

Background imageRisky Collection: Driving under the influence of drugs, danger to road traffic, driving on the left

Driving under the influence of drugs, danger to road traffic, driving on the left, view from inside a car on the road, driving fast, West Coast, New Zealand, Oceania

Background imageRisky Collection: Rooftop safety harness

Rooftop safety harness. Worker on the roof of a building wearing a safety harness attached to a rope. Rooftop workers that use such safety systems include surveyors

Background imageRisky Collection: Health and safety test mannequin

Health and safety test mannequin. The mannequin has been released from the tower (background) at a certain height, in order to test the response of the safety net

Background imageRisky Collection: Biohazard symbol and virus

Biohazard symbol and virus. Computer artwork of the symbol for a biohazard (red) superimposed on a virus (blue). A biohazard is an organism or biological substance that is harmful to human health

Background imageRisky Collection: Man flying through the air on a snowboard with the sun over his shoulder in the Wasatch

Man flying through the air on a snowboard with the sun over his shoulder in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah

Background imageRisky Collection: St Paul Escapes Damascus

St Paul Escapes Damascus
St Pauls escape from Damascus

Background imageRisky Collection: Paraglider in Weymouth Devon

Paraglider in Weymouth Devon

Background imageRisky Collection: Circus Acrobats - Edy Ruth and Francy

Circus Acrobats - Edy Ruth and Francy
Edy Ruth and Francois (Francy) Edouard - Belgian aerial Circus Acrobats (Trapeze artists) - performing their sensational aerial act. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRisky Collection: Army artist making sketches of enemy lines, WW1

Army artist making sketches of enemy lines, WW1
A British Army artist shown working from the slender cover on top of the first line trenches in order to sketch the enemy lines. 1915

Background imageRisky Collection: El Capitan under a starry moonlit night (climbers headlamps visible), Yosemite National Park

El Capitan under a starry moonlit night (climbers headlamps visible), Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Background imageRisky Collection: Cartoon of a killer whale under a boat

Cartoon of a killer whale under a boat

Background imageRisky Collection: 2832667; out of copyright

2832667; out of copyright

Background imageRisky Collection: Graves at the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

Graves at the American Cemetery, Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France

Background imageRisky Collection: A sign Vorsicht Rutschgefahr, German for caution, slip hazard at the Hamburg harbour, Germany

A sign Vorsicht Rutschgefahr, German for caution, slip hazard at the Hamburg harbour, Germany, Europe

Background imageRisky Collection: Prohibition sign for use of the mountain trail with unsuitable footwear on Schilthorn Mountain

Prohibition sign for use of the mountain trail with unsuitable footwear on Schilthorn Mountain, Muerren, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageRisky Collection: Comic Postcard - unfolding drama on the broken bridge

Comic Postcard - unfolding drama on the broken bridge - Ernest is regretting his boast to Letty, Agnes, Dot and Prunella that the structure would take their combined weight. Date: circa 1905

Background imageRisky Collection: The Knife Throwing Denvers - UK US Wild West Act

The Knife Throwing Denvers - UK US Wild West Act
The " Knife Throwing Denvers" - UK US Wild West Act - famous for being the first " circus style" act to appear on the newly formed BBC Television Service in 1936. Date: circa 1940

Background imageRisky Collection: Kenyan boy scaling a tree trunk on the hunt for honey

Kenyan boy scaling a tree trunk on the hunt for honey Date: 1930s

Background imageRisky Collection: Indian street Gymnastic and Acobatic Display

Indian street Gymnastic and Acobatic Display Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRisky Collection: We are Moving - Humorous Motoring postcard

We are Moving - Humorous Motoring postcard, showing a male driver getting rather over-excited at the wheel, courtesy of the amorous advances of his lady passenger

Background imageRisky Collection: Man ice climbing on the flanks of Mount Cook below Mount Tasman in Mount Cook National Park

Man ice climbing on the flanks of Mount Cook below Mount Tasman in Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageRisky Collection: Rock Climbing, Mt Buffalo National Park, Victoria, Australia

Rock Climbing, Mt Buffalo National Park, Victoria, Australia

Background imageRisky Collection: Rollercoaster, Sea World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Rollercoaster, Sea World, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Background imageRisky Collection: Mountaineer Takes A Break

Mountaineer Takes A Break
Switzerland: c. 1925. A mountaineer takes a break on a pinnacle of Mount Matterhorn

Background imageRisky Collection: Mountain Climber On Jungfrau

Mountain Climber On Jungfrau
Switzerland: c. 1928. A successful mountain climber sits on top of the world, the famous Jungfrau in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland

Background imageRisky Collection: Steeplejack Ascends Tower

Steeplejack Ascends Tower
Washington, D.C.: January 28, 1937 A steeple jack makes his ascent via ten foot ladder sections to replace a broken lighening rod atop the 285 foot tall chimney at the Benning power plant

Background imageRisky Collection: Cora Camoin Walks On Ceiling

Cora Camoin Walks On Ceiling
Paris, France: January 26, 1954 Actress Cora Camoin rehearses a number she will present at the annual French Theater Benefit Show

Background imageRisky Collection: Amazing Horse Stunt Dive

Amazing Horse Stunt Dive
Pueblo, Colorado: July 4, 1905. Eunice Padfield and her horse thrill the holiday crowd as they plunge from a high platform into a pool of water below

Background imageRisky Collection: Italy, Herculaneum, Bay of Naples, view of Mount Vesuvius emerging between two apartment blocks

Italy, Herculaneum, Bay of Naples, view of Mount Vesuvius emerging between two apartment blocks

Background imageRisky Collection: Mousetrap

Mousetrap

Background imageRisky Collection: Dragon capsule interior

Dragon capsule interior. Photographed at LA Space Expo 2012

Background imageRisky Collection: Loop the Loop - Pegoud - Aviator

Loop the Loop - Pegoud - Aviator
Adolphe Celestin Pegoud (1889-1915) - a pre-WWI French aviator who became a fighter ace. On 21st September 1913, as a test pilot for Louis Bleriot (in a Bleriot model XI monoplane)

Background imageRisky Collection: Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru

Disembarking from a ship - Mollendo, Peru. Crew members from arriving ships were lifted from their boat via a crane, the Pacific swell being too great for normal landings! circa 1930s

Background imageRisky Collection: Rock Climbing in Lakeland

Rock Climbing in Lakeland The Man above (pointing to the aeroplane): " Reckless Beggar! Thats what I call asking for it ". !! circa 1920s

Background imageRisky Collection: Motorway traffic in the rain

Motorway traffic in the rain at dusk

Background imageRisky Collection: Climbing a ladder

Climbing a ladder. Worker using a ladder to reach the roof of a building. Rooftop workers include surveyors, construction workers and building inspectors

Background imageRisky Collection: High-rise construction work

High-rise construction work. Workers building a high-rise industrial structure. The Astrakhan gas refinery is seen in the background. The refinery is in Astrakhan, in the Volga region of Russia

Background imageRisky Collection: Changing light bulb

Changing light bulb
Changing an electric light bulb

Background imageRisky Collection: Ear canal cleaning

Ear canal cleaning. Cotton bud with ear wax (cerumen) on its tip.(centre, brown). Ear wax is secreted by the ceruminous glands, it helps to prevent micro-organisms from entering the ear

Background imageRisky Collection: Coal mine fire, 19th century

Coal mine fire, 19th century
Coal mine fire. 19th-century artwork of a team of firefighters trying to extinguish a fire in a coal mine. They are using a fire extinguisher that is designed to use water charged under pressure with




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"Embracing the Thrill: Risky Adventures from Snowboarding to High Wire Walking" Witness the heart-stopping moment as a daring man leaps off a towering cornice on Flagstaff Peak, defying gravity on his snowboard in the majestic Wasatch Mountains of Utah, USA. Step back in time to the 1840s when Simpson delved into uncharted territory, researching anaesthetics with great risk and determination, paving the way for modern medical practices. Explore the perilous world of 19th-century coal mining, where brave souls ventured deep underground to extract this valuable resource that fueled industrial revolutions across nations. Feel your adrenaline soar as you watch an adventurous snowboarder take flight off another cornice at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah – a playground for thrill-seekers. Marvel at nature's wonders as an Adelie Penguin stands fearlessly atop an iceberg amidst Antarctica's Yalour Islands, showcasing its resilience against harsh conditions and icy dangers. Travel back to c1905 and witness a man skillfully maneuvering through a bustling kitchen filled with open flames and sharp utensils - showcasing bravery even within everyday tasks. From breathtaking landscapes to jaw-dropping feats of courage, explore North America's wild beauty in Utah - home to stunning canyons, mountainscapes, and endless opportunities for adventure seekers. Hold your breath as The Great Blondini walks precariously above four lions on a high wire – defying all odds while captivating audiences with his death-defying stunts during times gone by. Discover China's enchanting wilderness as you spot a giant panda perched high up in a tree in Sichuan province – showcasing their agility despite being endangered creatures facing numerous risks today. Uncover nature's ingenious survival strategies with Veitchs pitcher plant climbing up tree trunks, showcasing its large aerial pitchers.