Crags (and caves) 2010
Penallta and the Mendips. 'Cos they're related, mkay? It's not just that I didn't have enough pictures for separate galleries or anything...
Penallta crags at Ystrad Mynach.
Trees in the crag.
Escher's Relativity.
Escaping the gravity well.
Climbing the upper stage of the crag.
Outcrops.
Above the crags.
View over Ystrad Mynach.
Arson. That word sounds very close to a descriptive word for the subhumans that start the fires.
One of the worst aspects of the valleys (a place that was home for me, so I have a right to judge); the valleys loser attitude that deems it OK to smash glass all over the crags. Especially unpleasant when reaching the top of a climb.
On the far side of the Severn, at The Pinnacles in Cheddar Gorge, the tallest gorge single cliffs in the UK at 137 metres.
The stream sink feeding St. Cuthbert's Swallet, near Priddy, on the top of the Mendip Hills.
The lower end of The Minneries, the old mining valley containing St. Cuthbert's Swallet.
Reeds in The Minneries.
One of the pools that fed the works.
Remains of the mining buildings. There are a few low walls, and slots for water wheels, but the main buildings were almost completely destroyed.
Rock Of Ages in Burrington Combe, the inspiration for the popular hymn, used as a shelter from a storm.
Semi-wild goats instroduced to keep the undergrowth in check in the gorge.
Penallta crags at Ystrad Mynach.
Trees in the crag.
Escher's Relativity.
Escaping the gravity well.
Climbing the upper stage of the crag.
Outcrops.
Above the crags.
View over Ystrad Mynach.
Arson. That word sounds very close to a descriptive word for the subhumans that start the fires.
One of the worst aspects of the valleys (a place that was home for me, so I have a right to judge); the valleys loser attitude that deems it OK to smash glass all over the crags. Especially unpleasant when reaching the top of a climb.
On the far side of the Severn, at The Pinnacles in Cheddar Gorge, the tallest gorge single cliffs in the UK at 137 metres.
The stream sink feeding St. Cuthbert's Swallet, near Priddy, on the top of the Mendip Hills.
The lower end of The Minneries, the old mining valley containing St. Cuthbert's Swallet.
Reeds in The Minneries.
One of the pools that fed the works.
Remains of the mining buildings. There are a few low walls, and slots for water wheels, but the main buildings were almost completely destroyed.
Rock Of Ages in Burrington Combe, the inspiration for the popular hymn, used as a shelter from a storm.
Semi-wild goats instroduced to keep the undergrowth in check in the gorge.