As some readers will be aware, TGO Challenge legend, Alan Sloman, arranges a pre-TGOC walk every year as a warm up to the Challenge itself. Covid interrupted these for a couple of years, but things have now got back to normal, so the Daunder as it is known was revived. There’s not much of a story to tell, so I’ll just post some pictures. This year we went to the Yorkshire Dales starting at Dent then walking to Ingleton via Whernside. On the second day we walked back to Dent via Ingleborough.
Day 1: Dent to Ingleton via Whernside (19.7km, 669m ascent)
Second breakfast at Dent and a late start
Picturesque Dent
Walking up from Dent
View north on the ascent of Whernside
Whernside Tarns
Ingleborough from Whernside
Sink hole on Whernside
Lambs near Ingleton
Day 2: Ingleton to Dent via Ingleborough (25.8km, 1,041 ascent)
Ingleton
Path up to Ingleborough
Whernside from the top of Ingleborough
Looking back to Ingleborough
Pot hole on western side of Ingleborough
Winterscales Beck
Ribblehead Viaduct
More lambs
Little Dale
Waterfall near Greensett Craggs
A last look at Ingleborough
All in all a fine trip. The second day was quite taxing, but enjoyable. We were lucky with with the weather althought there was a strong cold wind, which is why we skipped a wild camp. It’s a long time since I’ve walked in the Yorkshire Dales. I think I’ll go back and do a bit more exploring.
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