Gaping Gill main shaft, a ~100m deep open cave shaft on Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales was climbed yesterday (probably for only the second time) by a friend's son's friend - Josh Jardine.
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hodgepig
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mastodon 4.7.3Expert alpine skier living too far from the slopes to do more than a couple of weeks a year. For the rest of the time I am a potholer, cyclist and hillwalker who loves all things outdoors in the hills and mountains. Based in the western Yorkshire Dales, England.
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I had a coffee with an old friend today that I hadn't seen for far too many years. We talked about a trip we did to the tepuis in Venezuela in the early 90s so I dug out this old photo of her sitting on the lip at the top of Roraima. It is many, many 100s of metres below their feet !
Raptor persecution remains a serious and persistent wildlife crime in the UK despite than 70 years of supposed legal protection. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the worst affected places. Friends of the Dales is asking people to sign their petition to try and get the government to do more. Sign here https://friendsofthedales.org.uk/campaigns/eyes-on-the-skies-petition
Impressive Swiss engineering with this near horizontal cable car spanning the valley between Arosa and Lenzerheide.