Caving technique

[ChrisB]

There's a photo in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition which I really like (the page may take a couple of seconds to load)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum

Larry Taylor (USA) shows an ermine clambering between rocks, with its white fur framed by the black crevice.

www.nhm.ac.uk

How does an animal work out that that's a workable technique!

 

[pwhole]

They probably taught us how to do it

 

[Wolfo]

Should be in the Saxon Switzerland, all the best early crack and chimney climbers were forged there ;-)

 

[mikem]

Back and foot technique is a lot less efficient when you have those proportions

 

[hannahb]

What a great photo.

Here's a fab cat example: