The first of three short films produced by James Madden of a group of young boys walking the Pennine Way in the Yorkshire Dales during October 1973. The film begins with them arriving at Tan Hill for a drink before moving on and helping a local farmer worm his sheep. The group hike on toward Keld and then Thwaite crossing open moorland to reach their destination. Along the Pennine Way, a group of young boys makes their way to the Tan Hill Inn, the highest public house in England. Bottled...

The first of three short films produced by James Madden of a group of young boys walking the Pennine Way in the Yorkshire Dales during October 1973. The film begins with them arriving at Tan Hill for a drink before moving on and helping a local farmer worm his sheep. The group hike on toward Keld and then Thwaite crossing open moorland to reach their destination. Along the Pennine Way, a group of young boys makes their way to the Tan Hill Inn, the highest public house in England. Bottled drinks are passed around the group as they watch a man shearing a sheep nearby. The group leaves Tan Hill making their way along a track across the moors. They come to a farm and some of the boys help out with sheep worming by using a sheep worming gun to squirt a chemical into the sheep’s mouth. The work completed the sheep are released back on to the moors and the group continues their hike. A metal plaque on the side of a building provides information on the philosophy of the Youth Hostel Association (YHA), its emblem is attached next to the entrance of the hostel. The group makes their way along a road towards and through a village crossing a footbridge over a fast-flowing river. The group admires a number of small waterfalls along the way. In the village of Keld, they stop for ice creams bought from the local Post Office before heading off again along a country road. At Thwaite, they pass The Kearton Guest House and shop. Tea is brewed and one boy goes around spooning out sugar for those who want it. The group continues uphill along across turning off onto a track that continues uphill. From the top, the group continues to hike along a moorland track stopping beside a stone wall to look at their map. They enter another village and the boys look up at a club sign. The film ends with their rucksack standing in a row outside a hostel