Fresh Air (or a fight for ethical translation)
Climbing IngleboroughWent for a little walk today with people from the Centre for Translation Studies, ended up walking up Ingleborough, the 10th highest mountain (at 724m or 2375ft) in England. It is one of the Yorkshire Dales' Three Peaks along with Pen-y-ghent and Whernside.
After a shaky start (heading in completely the wrong direction), we managed to get to the top, and decided to descend the opposite side before changing our minds again! We climbed back up to the top for soup, Wensleydale sandwiches, apples and shortbread (amongst other things) before heading off to Gaping Gill (110m deep, large enough to house York Minster) to look at what is essentially a giant hole in the ground (I realise I'm not selling this very well, although it really was very interesting!) before heading back to Horton in Ribblesdale to The Crown Hotel over six hours after setting out for Mars Bars, hot chocolate, coffee, Bailey's and Guinness (though not all at once!). A good day out for all!
Maps showing route (more than 12 miles)
After a shaky start (heading in completely the wrong direction), we managed to get to the top, and decided to descend the opposite side before changing our minds again! We climbed back up to the top for soup, Wensleydale sandwiches, apples and shortbread (amongst other things) before heading off to Gaping Gill (110m deep, large enough to house York Minster) to look at what is essentially a giant hole in the ground (I realise I'm not selling this very well, although it really was very interesting!) before heading back to Horton in Ribblesdale to The Crown Hotel over six hours after setting out for Mars Bars, hot chocolate, coffee, Bailey's and Guinness (though not all at once!). A good day out for all!
Maps showing route (more than 12 miles)
Profile of the walk
