Getting to grips with the might of Nature

A female rock climber figures out her next move, as she attempts to scale a towering 170-feet-high limestone cliff with an impressive overhang in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Kilnsey, a small village in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, lies between the villages of Grassington and Kettlewell, and just across the river Wharfe from Conistone.

The most notable natural feature of Kilnsey is the large limestone cliff called Kilnsey Crag, a landmark which overlooks the road and the River Wharfe from the west.

The core of the Dales is a high limestone plateau cut by a series of steep-sided valleys that drain southwards towards industrial Yorkshire. The whole landscape is criss-crossed with hundreds of miles of drystone walling and dotted with many timeless hamlets and villages.

Scattered throughout the area are some very impressive chunks of limestone; pre-eminent among these are Yorkshire's "big three" – namely Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and Kilnsey Crag. Together, they offer a paradise for all those with a head for heights.

There are more than 100 routes up Kilnsey Crag, which was created by the Wharfedale Glacier during the Ice Age.

Technical Details: Nikon D2H camera, lens 80-200mm, exposure of 1/400's at f6.3,

ISO 200.