Flying Leap

Photograph by Pete McBride

A wild ibex soars across Tapovan Creek, one of the many small tributaries that form the headwaters of India s Ganges River. Photographer Pete McBride captured this photo while on an expedition following the Hindus sacred river from its source in the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal.

Pete McBride s story, " High in the Himalaya: Avalanches and a Silent Refuge " was recently featured on our photography blog, Proof .