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Geography GCSE: Rock Types at Great Heights

Geologist and keen climber, Dr Tom Challands, challenges three pairs of young people each to climb a different rock face and see what can be revealed from this unique vantage point.

Suitable for: GCSE Geography and Social Studies. This topic appears in OCR, AQA, Edexcel, WJEC KS4/GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 in Scotland.

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The videos

Two young people climb Castle Inn Quarry to study geology from a unique vantage point.

Castle Inn Quarry (Eryri - Snowdonia National Park)

Two young people climb the Cwm Idwal slabs to study geology from a unique vantage point.

How the Cwm Idwal slabs were affected by tectonic activity

Two young people climb The Roaches to study geology from a unique vantage point.

How The Roaches in the Peak District were formed
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