Not your average country walk! Daredevils amble across a tight rope 400ft above ground in the Yorkshire Dales... with just a harness to protect them if they miss a step 

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Surrounded by scenery stunning enough to appear as a backdrop to a blockbuster, these pictures show the terrific past-time of highlining - walking a tight rope 400 feet above ground.

Slacklining enthusiast Daniel Laruelle, from Bristol, took a group of daredevils to the beautiful Malham Cove, North Yorkshire, with the aim of crossing a rope 125 metres long with just a harness to help if they miss a step.

Armed with a trumpet and other trickery, 21-year-old Daniel braved the height to experience the feeling of 'floating in the air' among the limestone valley beauty of the cove.

Surrounded by scenery stunning enough to appear as a backdrop to a blockbuster, these pictures show the terrific past-time of highlining - walking a tight rope 400 feet above ground

Slacklining enthusiast Daniel Laruelle, from Bristol, took a group of daredevils to the beautiful Malham Cove, North Yorkshire

Daniel, who has been slacklining for seven years, said: 'When you are in the middle of the rope, that far above the ground you feel like you are flying. 

'When you get to experience that you don't feel fear.'

Daniel started slacklining after his dad bought him a rope as a youngster and began waterlining - slacklining over water - and tricklining - slacklining on a rope close to the ground that enables the walker to do tricks.

He began highlining three years ago and has been unable to give up the hobby since.

Armed with a trumpet and other trickery, 21-year-old Daniel braved the height to experience the feeling of 'floating in the air' among the limestone valley beauty of the cove

Daniel, who has been slacklining for seven years, said: 'When you are in the middle of the rope, that far above the ground you feel like you are flying. When you get to experience that you don't feel fear'

Daniel started slacklining after his dad bought him a rope as a youngster and began waterlining - slacklining over water - and tricklining - slacklining on a rope close to the ground that enables the walker to do tricks

He said: 'There are not many people in England who slackline.

'I have created a slackline club at Northumbria University to try to encourage people into the activity.'

The group had two rope lengths to choose from - 65 metres and 125 metres - and Daniel admitted that no one had made it across the longer length so far.

The third year architect added extra complications to his own rope walk by taking a trumpet to play as he stepped out into the air.

Daredevil Daniel began highlining three years ago and has been unable to give up the hobby since

The group had two rope lengths to choose from - 65 metres and 125 metres - and Daniel admitted that no one had made it across the longer length so far

The third year architect added extra complications to his own rope walk by taking a trumpet to play as he stepped out into the air

Daniel said: 'I can only play a few notes on the trumpet but my aim was to get a short tune out while in the middle of the rope.

'It was so surreal - standing on a highline in these beautiful surroundings playing a trumpet.

'It was quite difficult to play the trumpet and walk the highline which I didn't expect.

'When I walk the highline, I always to concentrate on my breathing but when you have to blow into the trumpet, you mind is taken away from focusing on the walk.

'But it was an amazing feeling.' 

Despite the sub zero temperatures, high winds, and snow on the ground Daniel ventured across the thin slackline in bare feet

Adventure junkie Danielle Laruelle rigs a highline in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales during his trip