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Yorkshire Gets Via Ferrata
By Jon on 17/08/2009 16:31:30
North Yorkshire is now the home of only the second via ferrata in England.
Rather improbably, Yorkshirenow has its very own Dolomites-style via ferrata with iron cables andladders and chains allowing you to get a unique new perspective on the Stean Gorge in Nidderdale.One of only two via ferratas in England - the other is at the Honistermines in the Lak...
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Yorkshire Gets Its Own Stupa
By Jon on 05/04/2005 12:02:18
The remote mountain kingdom of Yorkshire now has its very own Bhutanese stupa, which is in the process of being consecrated by buddhist monks imported direct from Bhutan. Nice :-)
If you always suspected that Yorkshire was a foreign country, thenhere's some ammunition for you; it now has its own Himalayan stupabuilt by local stonemasons together with a group of monks fromBhtutan.Set in the Himalayan Garden at Harewood
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North Yorkshire Moors Announce
By Dave Mycroft on 20/05/2009 15:13:35
Activities based around school holidays proving popular with families
With a different activity every day of the week during the half termholidays (which is also National Family Week), there’s lotsof opportunities for children to learn something new in the North YorkMoors National Park. Grab a band of merry men and have a go at archery on Bank Holi...
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Moorland Fires In Peak And North Yorkshire
By Jon on 24/07/2006 12:53:09
Firefighters have had to deal with moorland blazes in both the Peak District and North Yorkshire. Open access land is still closed in both areas, but public rights of way are not affected.
Firefighters have been kept busy fighting a number of smallmoorland fires in the Peak District and North Yorkshire Moorsdespite the suspension of the right to roam on open access land lastweek.In the Peak District there have been outbreaks of fire
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Weekly Route - Ingleborough, Yorkshire Dales
By Dave Mycroft on 31/07/2006 13:48:40
The finest summit in the Yorkshire Dales combined with a less-frequented descent via the neighbouring peak of Simon Fell gives a mix of classic Dales scenery and geological fascination :-)
Walking Route: Ingleborough, Yorkshire Dales Horton > Sulber Nick > Ingleborough > Simon Fell > Horton Distance: 10.75 miles (17 km) Height Gain: 2128 ft (650 m
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Walking Route -Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales
By Dave Mycroft on 14/10/2008 13:02:54
Classic Dales limestone scenery with added natural pavements and waterfalls.
, check out other OMers' routes complete withGPS data and a real Ordnance Survey map. Win free Anquet mapping everyweek! Walking Route - Ingleton,Yorkshire Dales [Full Route] Ingleton> Ingleborough > Ellerbeck > Ingleton
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Yorkshire Dales Announce Guided Walk Program
By Dave Mycroft on 20/05/2009 10:58:45
Walks with a Ranger tohighlight open access
Before the introduction of the CRoW only 4% of the Yorkshire DalesNational Park had open access, but the legislation raised this to aremarkable 62% with a further 390 square miles made open to the public.To celebrate this, and highlight different
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Belgian Climber In Yorkshire Accident
By Jon on 25/05/2004 10:25:56
A Belgian climber was helicoptered to hospital with 'serious head injuries' after a 12-metre fall on a well known Peak District crag.
A Belgian climber was helicoptered to hospital with serious headinjuries after a fall at Rivelin in the Peak District.Yorkshire's Air Ambulance reportedly landed on top of the crag andthe man, who had fallen approximately 12 metres, was winched
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How To Call Mountain Rescue In Yorkshire...
By Jon Doran on 26/05/2010 11:21:10
New poster and card campaign aims to educate visitors in emergency hill etiquette.
Pay attention now! As we told you just a few weeks ago, rescue teams in the Yorkshire Dales have teamed up to launch a summer publicity drive aimed at telling people just how to contact mountain rescue in the event of an emergency
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Two New Walking Guides From Vertebrate
By Jon on 10/08/2010 12:37:54
New guides cover the Yorkshire Dales and the woodlands of South Yorkshire.
There are two new walking guides out from perennial OM favourite, Vertebrate Publishing covering the Yorkshire Dale and South Yorkshire.Day Walks in the Yorkshire Dales has been put together by former Climber Magazine editor and Dales local, Bernard
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