From the weird rock formations at Brimham to the spectacular limestone ravine at How Stean Gorge, Nidderdale’s craggy scenery offers experienced and beginner climbers an adrenaline-fuelled adventure.

Brimham Rocks
With names like The Dancing Bear and The Druid’s Writing Table, the pillars of millstone grit make Brimham Rocks on the moors near Pateley Bridge an intriguing place to visit.

The gnarly surfaces and twisted shapes of the rocks are perfect for challenging your climbing skills which is why a number of outdoor specialists like Lost Earth Adventures have this as one of their venues to offer people a safe, guided option for climbing and abseiling.

How Stean Gorge
Over centuries, the glacial meltwater and river pummelled and eroded the surrounding rocks to create the spectacular ravine that is How Stean Gorge.

Now the tortuously twisting and meandering rock-scape creates a perfect environment for adventuring from gorge walking and ghyll scrambling abseiling the via ferrata and high-wire climbing course set into the ravine’s cliffs.

How Stean Gorge has day and half-day activities that will satisfy explorers of all ages.

Slipstone Crags
For experienced climbers, the buttresses of Slipstone Crags in Colsterdale near Masham, offers a challenging set of routes and bouldering conundrums to solve.

There is restricted access so see the UK Climbing website for more details.