Like ants on a sheet of paper: The group of explorers made miniscule by one of world's biggest glaciers

When attempting to master one of the world's biggest glaciers it is expected to feel a little overwhelmed.



These pictures show how truly petite explorers look as they trek across a gigantic Argentinian glacier.



A group of intrepid explorers appear almost ant-like as they cross this enormous Perito Moreno Glacier in Lake Argentino.

The group of explorers is almost impossible to spot on the big ridge of the glacier and look more like little bugs than people

The great wall of ice measures 97 square miles and is 19 miles in length so climbing it is not an easy afternoon.



The glacier is so large it forms a natural dam, splitting the lake in to two halves.

It is just one of 48 icy giants fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the world's third largest fresh-water reserve.

Incredibly, it is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that is still growing.

The giant Perito Moreno Glacier in Lake Argentino measures 97 square miles and is fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the world's third largest fresh-water reserve

The enormous block of ice in the middle of the lake is even more breathtaking in contrast with the grass-clad hills and mountains that surround it

The end of the glacier is three miles wide and stands 240 feet above the water's surface and incredibly, it is one of three Patagonian glaciers that is still growing.

Photographer Vadim Balakin took these stunning shots of a daredevil group of tourists walking the vast expanse.

A rainbow appears over the edge of the Perito Moreno Glacier. The end is three miles wide and stands 240ft above the surface of the water

The 33-year-old, from Ekaterinburg, Russia, said: 'When you see this wall of ice for the first time it really strikes you.

'It is a huge mass of ice. It is always moving and crashing and you feel so small and miserable before this miracle of nature.

A boat going across the lake shows the intimidating height of the glacier which functions as a natural dam in the lake

'I've seen other glaciers and icebergs around the world but this one really does attract you with its colour.'

He added: 'I was travelling along Patagonia for landscape and wildlife photography when I took these shots.

'In daytime it is around 10 to 15 degrees Celsius but at night it can drop to minus five."

Periodically the water on one side of the lake can rise by up to 30 meters because it has no where to flow to.