http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/ Recent Videos Video  Members of the Mountain Bike Section of the Swaledale Outdoor Club spend a week in May riding the Coast to Coast off-road.]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 19:47:07 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/29/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-coast-to-coast.html  The SOC MTB section head out to Stainburn for a day of 'tech-gnarrr'!]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:10:33 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/28/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-stainburn-april-12.html  Highlights from the Easter trip to Castleton.]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:09:12 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/27/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-easter-in-peaks-2012.html  The Swaledale Outdoor Club ride the trails around Alwinton and Rothbury, March 2012]]> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:12:13 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/26/mountain-biking/soc-on-the-trails-of-northumberland.html  Mark's made a small video from Sunday's Ride out from Middleham. Great day out!]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:58:20 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/25/mountain-biking/soc-middleham-29012012.html  Most Upper Swale photos and videos show only the waterfalls and drops - this one aims to present an idea of the whole river including the bits that Nick Doll's guidebook suggest make a perfectly tame grade 3 paddle simply by portaging the big drops. I don't recommend the Upper Swale as a grade 3 paddle, though - a lot of the portages are quite difficult and your confidence can be seriously undermined by the thought of swimming towards some of the big drops !]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:31:41 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/24/canoeing/upper-swale-at-1-metre-on-the-park-bridge-gauge.html  A sneak peek at this years SOC MTB Movie.]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:53:14 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/23/mountain-biking/2011-soc-mtb-movie-trailer.html  Alan and Sarah on Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab, October 2011]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:00:10 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/22/mountain-biking/porcupine-rim-trail-moab.html  Swaledale Outdoor Club hits the trails of Calderdale in November 2011!]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:58:20 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/21/mountain-biking/soc-hits-the-trails-in-calderdale.html  The Nith is a fine intermediate whitewater paddle. The footage featured here was taken on two trips with mostly the same paddlers, one in March 2011 (trees bare, sky overcast) and one in October (autumn colours, brighter, and about a foot more water at the Drumlanrig Bridge gauge). The video tries to give a fair picture of the level of difficulty at these medium levels.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:20:25 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/20/canoeing/two-trips-on-the-nith.html  Mark's first go at leading an SOC ride]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:41:14 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/19/competition/marks-first-lead-at-hamsterley.html  The silly big weir (watch out for protruding rebar in the white) and a rapid later on during our 2008 trip on the Lower Guisane.]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:29:43 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/18/canoeing/lower-guisane-just-two-rapids.html  The hardest rapid on the Upper Guisane was more bouncy than fearsome at the level Swaledale Outdoor Club encountered it in 2008.]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:27:49 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/17/canoeing/upper-guisane-s-bends.html  SOC's first encounter in 2008 with the Argentière slalom site, at a reasonably high level (it was lower every time in 2009).]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:23:52 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/15/canoeing/2008-07-07-argentiere-slalom-site.html  The Upper Coquet needs a fair bit of rain to bring it into condition for paddling - on this day it was about as low as you' d want it, leaving one short section which had to be portaged. Not every rapid is shown but enough to give you the character of the river. The final little gorge and Corkscrew falls are the hardest part of the trip. The take-out at this level is onto the road over the bridge seen at the end of the video - it needs a lot more water to make it possible to paddle the next section.]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:20:01 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/14/canoeing/upper-coquet-quite-low.html  Playboating on the dam released River Garry on the Saturday of the Wet West Paddlefest 2008.]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:16:04 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/13/canoeing/surfing-garry-wet-west-paddlefest.html  Mountain biking around Swaledale]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:50:56 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/12/competition/purest-green.html  One Year On. Phil's entry into the SOC 2011 Photograph Competition.]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:33:51 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/11/competition/photo-competition-movie.html  Paddling the Upper Tees - a whitewater river that often runs in the summer months. The footage includes several trips from May to August, all with members of the Swaledale Outdoor Club and others.]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:20:48 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/10/video-winner/overall-winner-andy-waddington.html  Day 2 of the 2011 Hamsterley Trailblazers 1-2-1 Race.]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:34:40 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/9/mountain-biking/hamsterley-121-2011-day-2-downhill.html  Day 1 of the 2011 Hamsterley Trailblazers 1-2-1 Race.]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:54:13 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/8/mountain-biking/day-1-xc-youtube.html  Mark Russell's first go at leading a ride!!]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:15:39 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/7/mountain-biking/marks-first-lead-at-hamsterley.html  The bikers take on Stainburn Forest. Sarah & Baz eat dust, Phil auditions for a part in E.T. 2 and Judith uncovers a phantom groper in the forest.]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:54:51 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/5/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-stainburn-forest-april-2011.html  The bikers head across to the Lakes for their annual weekend away at the Seathwaite Climbing Hut.]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:15:19 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/4/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-seathwaite-february-2011.html  The SOC Mountain bikers re-enact the Christmas Nativity.]]> Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:16:14 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/3/mountain-biking/soc-mtb-nativity-2010.html  2010 SOC MTB Film Trailer]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:05:48 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/2/mountain-biking/2010-soc-mtb-film-trailer.html  An illustration of how rapidly a situation can change in tidal waters, as sea kayakers paddle with the ebb tide towards North Stack on Anglesey. From calm water with perhaps a foot of swell, the tide picks up, waves increase in height and within a minute of first seeing whitecaps ahead, the group is in the middle of the North Stack tide race overfalls. All too quickly the excitement is over as they exit the race towards the gap between North Stack and Holy Island...]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:21:00 GMT http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk/upload-video/viewvideo/6/canoeing/north-stack-tide-race.html