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Carlton Bank, Cleveland Hills, North York Moors

Carlton Bank, Cold Moor & Noon Hill Circuit https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/339903572084bcd40c43bk.jpg Looking south over Cold Moor from Carlton Bank https:...

The Coledale Horseshoe, Lake District, UK

From Braithwaite including Grisdale Pike, Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Sail and Stile End. Route- https://www.plotaroute.com/r...

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The Howgill Fells Circuit, Yorkshire Dales

From Sedbergh including Winder, Arant Haw, Calders, The Calf, Hazelgill Knott, West Fell, Bowderdale, Randygill Top, Kensgriff and Yarlside. Route- https://www....

White Horse/Gower Dale Circuit, North York Moors

From The White Horse to Gower Dale via Sutton Bank and Boltby Scar, returning to White Horse via Murton Wood and Cold Kirby. Route- https://www.plotaroute.com/r...

World's Easiest 6000 metre Mountain(s)

Below is an article I wrote in April 2017 for Summitpost (a great source for hiking, climbing and mountaineering) regarding mountains that are often referred to...

Scarth Nick/Round Hill circuit, North York Moors, UK

From Scarth Nick to Round Hill (454 m) via Carlton Bank and Wain Stones, returning to Scarth Nick via Chop Gate and Whorlton Moor. Route- https://www.plotaroute...

Calculating the Spin of Sagittarius A*, the Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy

https://scitechdaily.com/images/A-Colossal-Explosion-from-Supermassive-Black-Hole.jpg Image credit: NASA/JPL Spin and mass of the nearest supermassive black hol...

Tiahuanacu, near La Paz, Bolivia

Tiahuanacu was inhabited possibly as early as 1500 BC, flourished from 300 BC to 300 AD and was abandoned in approx. 1000 AD, its sometimes considered the birth...

Paqchayoq terraces near Choquequirao, Cusco region, Peru

Paqchayoq terraces (approx. 2700 metres) near Choquequirao, Choquequirao trek, Peru...

Pinchaunuyoc, near Choquequirao, Cusco region, Peru

Pinchaunuyoc (approx. 2600 metres) between Choquequirao and Maizal campsite, Choquequirao trek, Peru...

Calculating Mass from Orbits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMax0KgyZZU Here's a great webpage showing data regarding stellar orbits in our galaxies central parsec- http://www.galacticcent...

Energies in the LHC

I wrote this blog a few years ago on Physics Forums (note, as of 20th May 2015, the LHC has accomplished collisions of 13 Tev). http://cms.web.cern.ch/sites/cms...

Time Dilation and Redshift for a Static Black Hole

The below is a text version of an insight I posted over at Physics Forums Sep 2015 (a website I highly recommend for astrophysics, relativity & cosmology or any...

Uturuncu, Bolivia viewed from the north east

https://80d2853cc4def76b377d-54344bc01a8b066c84096a8e7a3499ac.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/large/999178.JPG Uturuncu (6008 m) viewed from the north east Photo taken with...

Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu from Llactapata camp site, Cusco region, Peru

https://80d2853cc4def76b377d-54344bc01a8b066c84096a8e7a3499ac.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/large/1016363.jpg This is a view of Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu from Llacta...

Nevado San Fransisco, Catamarca Province, Argentina

https://80d2853cc4def76b377d-54344bc01a8b066c84096a8e7a3499ac.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/large/1000770.JPG Nevado San Fransisco (at 6016 m) viewed from the south at ap...

Various Coastal Spots in north Colombia near Capurgana

Capurgana, Colombia, from the ridge line (enroute to Sapzurro) .JPG) Sapzurro, Colombia, from the ridge line (enroute from Capurgana). Sapzurro, near Capurgana,...

Various Shots of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Yorkshire Dales, UK

One of my favourite hikes in the UK is the Yorkshire Three Peaks which consists of Whernside 736 m (the highest in the Yorkshire Dales), Ingleborough 723 m (pro...

Various shots around Isla Incahuasi, Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia

Looking north northeast across the salt flats (3656 m), Isla del Pescado to the left https://farm1.staticflickr.com/738/31895595533a148ce41afo.jpg Looking south...