I took the boys out for a mid-revision break on Monday which included an ascent of Goredale Scar near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. This involves a short scramble by a waterfall.
The climb is to the left of the obvious waterfall and just left of the dark overhang. This image was not taken yesterday and the trickle on the right was gushing merrily. 11 year old required a bit of a shove at the crux and 14 year old a little confidence boosting. being a Bank Holiday Monday, there was a bit of a queue for the ascent.
As 14 year old is revising Chemistry this was a good example of dissolution of carbonates by acid. I am not sure where this is in relation to the Craven Fault but we managed to work in a bit of geography revision. On the top above the scar is a Roman Camp, that has covered both history revision and classics. On the return as we descended Malham Cove
(well descended next to Malham Cove)
we were able to view nesting peregrine falcons (with the aid of telescopes
provided by the RSPB and attendent Twitchers based at the foot of the cliff.
That covered Biology too. So who says you have to stay inddors to revise.
Revising outdoors = best plan ever!
The Yorkshire Dales are so beautiful. Have you tried any technical climbs in the area?
Looks wonderful Brian! Wish there were scenes like that around here.
@Kristi – I was never a climber because I don’t appreciate well lit exposure. However, I used to cave in the area. I took eldest caving last year down “lower long churn cave”, which also requires waterfall ascents.
No its not me, its a library shot. Also the image is more dramatic than really required as the climb is about 2 – 3 m and you can easily bridge the gap and chimney up above the water. However, that givwes a less dramatic image!
@Caryn – The Yorkshire Dales are a 90 minute drive, I expect you might find equally stunning sites if you drove 90 minutes from NYC
Did you dare tell them it was going to be a revision trip before you set out? I would have had to resort to dissemblance.
At times revision seens more attractive to teenagers than healthy walks in the country! Revision was more taking opportunities when they were available.
Spectacular!
Mal-ham: Gateway to the North.
If you spoke like that up there lad, you’d be lucky to get out of t’pub alive
What a great day!
My son and I also were in the north and scaled some heights. As you can see, we linked up with the Royal Society for the Presevation of Turtles…