LONDON, UK, October 12, 2011 (BBC): Stunning images from high in the Himalayas — showing the extent by which many glaciers have shrunk in the past 80 years or so — have gone on display at the Royal Geographical Society in central London.
See them here.
Between 2007 and 2010, David Breashears retraced the steps of early photographic pioneers such as Major E O Wheeler, George Mallory and Vittorio Sella – to try to re-take their views of breathtaking glacial vistas.
The mountaineer and photographer is the founder of GlacierWorks – a non-profit organisation that uses art, science and adventure to raise public awareness about the consequences of climate change in the Himalayas.
Rivers of Ice: Vanishing Glaciers of the Greater Himalaya can also be seen at the RGS in London until 11 November 2011. Admission free.