Enthusiastic crowds welcome riders on Day 2 of. Le Tour de France 2014. As they enter the village of Ripponden in West Yorkshire. Photographing this was a bit of a challenge; I shot fast and panned quickly to catch the peloton as it sped past. The camera was mounted on the top of a 3 metre high carbon fibre pole, which as usual caused plenty of mirth and curiousity in the crowd as we waited for the cyclists to pass.

And you could be forgiven for not thinking. There are over 150 calls on our service each year. The 3 new Land Rover vehicles, pictured here as they were collected from Crake International, Cumbria, in April 2011.

And will be open to all entrants of 14 years of age or over. On the day of the hike. 2018 is the 40th anniversary of the first Calderdale Hike and to celebrate we have devised a new long route of 40 miles which revisits some of the original parts of Calderdale that were on the early events. Open to both runners and walkers. We are part of the Runfurther.

Unlike other European countries, Mountain Rescue Services within the UK are free of charge, available to all and provided by well trained volunteers who are called out by and assist the police. The Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team averages between 25 and 30 incidents a year totalling about 1000 hours of search and rescue provision for West Yorkshire Police and assistance for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team. 50k for 50 years in 2015. Rescue and pre hospital care. Like What We Do? .

A busy start to the year.

Model Portfolio shoot with Panama Rose. Page to keep up to date with my latest work as it becomes available. So what makes a good landscape? I often get asked by clients on my Tripod and Wellies Landscape photography workshops, what makes a good landscape? So what about aperture, shutter speed and ISO? Thanks for stopping by. Off Camera Flash mini workshop.

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Adventuring in the Great Outdoors. Hikes and Peaks and Woods and Stuff. So I decided to put it all online too for everyone else to see! Not enough kids get into the great outdoors anymore, I hope our blog can inspire some people to take their kids out on the hills.