Gallery
Richard, fuelled by tea, battles towering bracken in Lustleigh Cleave.
Philip and Richard thread carefully down the bracken-choked path to the Bovey.
At the Bovey’s tree-trunk footbridge, Graham hunts another splash-making stone.
Richard hefts a boulder by the Bovey footbridge, aiming splashes at Graham.
Graham rides the precarious tree-trunk footbridge; Gary and Brett sensibly walk.
Philip edges across the tree-trunk footbridge with Gary, Brett and Warren watching.
Matthew B, Graham and Gary ready to roll in Slaidburn Youth Hostel courtyard, steps to our dorm behind.
Morning muster in Slaidburn Youth Hostel courtyard, bikes loaded; cycle shed and dormitory steps to the right.
Aidan Neary itching to get going on Church Street, right outside Slaidburn Youth Hostel.
Sweeping descent from the Cross of Greet towards Lythe Fell and High Bentham, the Dales panorama unfolding ahead.
Poking about at the water sinks behind Malham Cove, where Malham Tarn’s outflow disappears into the limestone.
Gathered around the sinkhole as Malham Tarn’s outflow disappears, re-emerging later at Malham Cove.
First glimpse of Malham Cove from Cove Road, under brooding, rain-heavy skies.
Approaching the sheer limestone amphitheatre of Malham Cove along the riverside path.
Malham Beck emerges below as our group edges along the lower ledge.
Crossing the airy path above Malham Beck on the cove's eastern bank.
Rock climbers testing Malham Cove’s vertical limestone, belayers poised on the ledge.
Malham Beck surging from the cove’s cave system, brown with recent rain.
Aidan and Matthew Nunn brave the foaming plunge pool at Gordale Scar.
Chris Hall rides back through the flood; Michael Hall follows while the rest assess the depth.
Michael Hall stalls mid-stream on Mastiles Lane, foot down and hubs submerged.
Rolling the grassy, stone-walled ribbon of Mastiles Lane towards Kilnsey Crag.
Picking lines through Mastiles Lane’s boggy ruts after relentless rain.
Graham and Stephen eye the stony climb ahead on a drenched Mastiles Lane.