Capture The Atlas, a travel photography blog, has released the 25 winning images that capture the Milky Way likes it has never been seen before in this year's competition.
Out of this world! Stunning winning photos from the Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition 2021 are revealed
Spectacular photos of the Milky Way capture our galaxy as a backdrop to volcanoes and waterfalls on Earth
The 25 pictures have been nominated for a website s annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year compilation
They were taken in 12 different countries across the world, including Iran, Spain, USA, Greece and Australia
Maindonald was carrying an ice axe and crampons and wearing boots to dig steps into the ground. The conditions were clear at 3pm and the sun was about to disappear behind the mountain. “I told them that they shouldn’t be on the mountain dressed as they were in the conditions.”
Lindsay Maindonald/Supplied
The tourists walked passed warning signs alerting climbers to be prepared for the alpine conditions. Maindonald told the couple two men had died the week before not far from where they had been. “I told them they were crazy to be up here.” The couple replied thatthey knew about the tragedy and were terrified, but had decided to take the risk, Maindonald said.
The bodies of two climbers killed on Mount Taranaki will stay on the mountain tonight.
The bodies of two climbers were located on Mt Taranaki just after midnight (file picture).
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
The recovery operation has been delayed to due to poor weather conditions.
A search and rescue member who was on Taranaki Maunga overnight said he understood the men died near Syme Hut, which is on Fanthams Peak at an elevation of 1940m and about 500m from the summit.
The pair were from Christchurch and worked for the environmental and engineering consultancy Tonkin and Taylor.
In a statement on its website, group managing director Dr Tim Fisher said the company was notified this morning that two of its treasured people were invovled in the accident.
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