A view from the top

An adventure sports photographer goes to extremes to get his perfect shot

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Mount Kilimanjaro
(Image credit: (Christian Pondella)As an extreme sports athlete himself — he's an accomplished ice climber, rock climber, and ski mountaineer — Pondella is usually performing his own feat of strength while)

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella))

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella))

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella))

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella))

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella))

(Image credit: (Christian Pondella)**To see more from Christian Pondella, check out his website and Instagram.**)

Jackie Friedman
Jackie Friedman

Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.