Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group clambering up slope during journey to bring back food for young. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Climbers on ascent of Cairn Lochan in winter, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, January 2011

Sergey Gorshkov / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) climbing birch tree, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, April

Andrew Parkinson / Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in white winter plumage framed by a walker passing by during a blizzard. Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland, UK. February (non-ex)

Igor Shpilenok / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) climbing a tree in the snow Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Russia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Two Giant pandas {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} climbing tree trunk in snow storm, Sichuan, China, captive

Andrew Parkinson / Hikers climb A Chailleach in blizzard, Monadhliath mtns, Highlands, Scotland.

LYNN M. STONE / North american porcupine in tree in winter, USA.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Winter hiker with ice axe climbing Beinn Fhada, Glen Affric, Kintail, Scotland, UK, February.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) climbing up out of gully in ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) climbing up out of gully in ice. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group clambering up slope during journey to bring back food for young. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) climbing down a tree trunk at night, with snow falling, Black Isle, Scotland, UK. February. Filmed using a camera trap.

Stephane Granzotto / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) family walking up and grazing on a rock slope, Rhone-Alpes, France, December.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) climbing tree, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Ashley Cooper / Low angle view of climber with crampons on boot, Aonach Mhor, Scotland, UK. March 2004

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did so in January 2010

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Climber i on Sgurr Alasdair on the Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland. March 2006

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer winter climbing in Coire an Sneachda, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland, UK. February 2011

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer winter climbing in Coire an Sneachda, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland, UK. February 2011

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Mountaineer, Mike Withers ice climbing in Fisher Place gill above Thilrmere, Lake District, UK. This waterfall very rarely comes into climbable condition, but did in January 2010.

Paul Williams / North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), climbing a tree in snow, Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)

Paul Williams / North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), climbing a tree in snow, Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)

Paul Williams / North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), climbing a tree in snow. Vermont, USA. (Habituated rescued individual returned to the wild)

Bruno D'Amicis / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags climbing snowy slope among centuries-old beech trees. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, February.

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild Apennine wolf (Canis lupus italicus) adult climbing snowy mountain slope. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy. February. Italian endemic subspecies.

Bruno D'Amicis / Wild Apennine wolf (Canis lupus italicus) adult climbing snowy mountain slope. Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy. February. Italian endemic subspecies.

Andy Sands / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) climbing on frosty seedhead, Hertfordshire, England, UK, January, Controlled conditions

Andy Sands / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) climbing on frosty seedhead, Hertfordshire, England, UK, January, Controlled conditions

Andy Sands / Harvest mouse {Micromys minutus) climbing among frosty vegetation, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Controlled conditions

Eric Dragesco / Wild Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) climbing down a scree slope towards the camera, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, February.

Eric Dragesco / Wild Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) climbing among rocks on a mountainside, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climbers on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climbers in red jackets on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climber wearing red jacket on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climber on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climbers on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Climber in red jacket on vertical rock face in winter, Northern Corries, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing tree in pine forest, Inshriach, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing (Pinus sp) tree in winter, Black Isle, Scotland, UK. February

Wim van den Heever / Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) still soaked from climbing out of the hot spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan.

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) cub struggling to climb rocks Svalbard, Norway. July.

Winfried Wisniewski / Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) sub-adult climbing tree, Finland

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Man walking through snow climbing Coigach, near Ullapool, Scotland, UK, December 2011. Model released.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing tree and feeding on a nut, The Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, March.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing tree and feeding on a nut, The Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, March.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) sitting on the branch of pine tree. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) climbing pine tree. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) sitting on the branch of pine tree. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) sitting on the branch of pine tree. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Anup Shah / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) climbing pine tree. Jigokudani Yean-Koen National Park, Japan, February.

Erlend Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat on birch tree. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, April.

Edwin Giesbers / European lynx (Lynx lynx) climbing over a fallen tree, captive, Norway, February.

Edwin Giesbers / European lynx (Lynx lynx) climbing a tree, captive, Norway, February.

Edwin Giesbers / European lynx (Lynx lynx) climbing a tree, captive, Norway, February.

Edwin Giesbers / European lynx (Lynx lynx) looking up a tree, captive, Norway, February.

Orsolya Haarberg / Stoat (Mustela erminea) in white winter coat climbing tree to get at birds nest. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway. April 2012

Bert Willaert / Rosy Ground Frog (Eupsophus roseus) climbing out of mud hole in forest, Chile, December

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Serow (Capricornis crispus) climbing cliff, Japan

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Cimbers on the north face of Coire an t'Scheachha in the Northern Corries in winter, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, March 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Cimbers on the north face of Coire an t-Sneachda in the Northern Corries in winter, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, March 2010. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? The name of this popular climbing and...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Climbers walking through snow in Northern Corries, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, February 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing up pine tree in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing up pine tree in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi woman scraping snow from top of her tent at a herders' winter camp on the tundra. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, spring 2010

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on fallen birch tree, looking down at another fox, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, April

Donald M. Jones / American Marten (Martes americana), western Montana

Aflo / Japanese macaque {Macaca fuscata} climbing tree in snow, Japan

Sergey Gorshkov / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) on tree, Kamchatka, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) pair, one climbing tree, Kamchatka, Russia

Tim Laman / Boy (five years) climbing pine tree in winter, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. December 2005, Model released

Peter Cairns / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) gripping birch tree branch in snow, Tromso, Norway, Captive, April

Juan Carlos Munoz / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) looking down from tree, captive, Finland

Jerry Monkman / Climbing guide (Paul Cormier) on Mount Clay above the Great Gulf, Gulfside Trail, Northern Presidential mountain range, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA. Model Released. March 2008

Jerry Monkman / Climbing guide (Paul Cormier) on Mount Clay above the Great Gulf, Gulfside Trail, Northern Presidential mountain range, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA. Model Released. March 2008

Jerry Monkman / Climbing guide (Paul Cormier) on Mount Clay above the Great Gulf, Gulfside Trail, Northern Presidential mountain range, White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA. Model Released. March 2008

Chris O'Reilly / Female European lynx (Lynx lynx) beginning to climb a tree in snow, Boreal birch forest, captive, Nord-Trondelag, Norway, winter

Juan Carlos Munoz / Ibex {Capra ibex} on steep rock face, Gran Paradiso NP, Valsavarenche, Aosta valley, Italian alps

Juan Carlos Munoz / Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} climbing tree in snow, Sichuan, China, captive

Jerry Monkman / Ice climbing on the Root Glacier, Wrangell - St Elias NP, Kennecott, Alaska, USA. Learning ice climbing on the Root Glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias N.P.

Mitsuaki Iwago / Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) climbing in forest in winter, China

Gary K. Smith / Black bryony (Dioscorea communis) berries on stems in winter, Norfolk, England, UK, December

Dietmar Nill / Pine marten (Martes martes) in tree, Schwäbische Alb, Germany

Fabio Liverani / Man climbing the ice on the frozen Lillaz falls with ropes and crampons, Gran Paradiso NP, Val d'Aosta, Italy

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother among white spruce, cubs playing and climbing on mother, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother resting among white spruce, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother resting among white spruce, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother resting among white spruce, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother resting among white spruce, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother resting among white spruce, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) trio of three month old cubs and mother among white spruce, cubs playing and climbing on mother, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada