Another posting said he had seemed in a good mood but was 'really drunk' when he set off along the icy river bank.

We crossed the border by wading across an icy river, then clambered over a snow-covered mountain to a contact waiting with a vehicle.

We waded across a swollen, icy river and clambered up a steep mountainside, the exhilaration of the adventure easing our apprehension.

Birds are somersaulting aerialists, the final battle whirls aloft and below, smoke and fire spurt, fish fly up from the icy river.

We decided to cross the icy river.