Denis-Huot / Bushfires in dry season on the Isuria escarpment, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. October 2007.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Guide taking in view of escarpment, Mali, 2005-2006.

Hougaard Malan / Drakensberg Escarpment, the pinnacles known as the pyramid and the column can be seen protruding from the mist. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. November 2012.

Anup Shah / Aerial view of Lake Eyasi and The Great Rift Valley Escarpment, Tanzania

Graham Eaton / View towards Cribyn from Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, September. The outcrops of Devonian age, Old Red Sandstone forms escarpments carved by glaciers during the last ice age.

Graham Eaton / The Carboniferous age Limestone escaprpment of Warrendale Knotts near Settle, North Yorkshire, UK, October

Graham Eaton / The southern approach to Pen-y-ghent, one of theYorkshire '3 Peaks'. The summit comprises Carboniferous age Millstone Grit, overlying Carboniferous Limestone that forms the outcrop in the imag...

Vincent Grafhorst / Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada) females grooming on escarpment, Simien Mountain National Park, Ethiopia

Vincent Grafhorst / Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male on escarpment, Simien Mountain National Park, Ethiopia

Angelo Gandolfi / Woman looking at waterfall from 'Sila Piccola' southern escarpment, Campanaro Waterfall, Sila National Park, Parco Nazionale della Sila UNESCO World Heritage Site, Calabria, Italy, June.

Angelo Gandolfi / 'Sila Piccola', the southern escarpment. Del Campanaro. Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy, June.

Angelo Gandolfi / 'Sila Piccola', the southern escarpment. Del Campanaro. Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy, June.

Angelo Gandolfi / 'Sila Piccola', the southern escarpment. Del Campanaro. Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy, June.

Angelo Gandolfi / Agile frog (Rana dalmatina) in water, Sila Piccola southern escarpment, Valli Cupe Canyon, Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy. June 2013.

Angelo Gandolfi / Agile frog (Rana dalmatina). Sila Piccola southern escarpment, Valli Cupe Canyon, Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy. June 2013.

Frederique Olivier / Aerial view of western escarpment and plateau, Macquarie Island, Sub-Antarctic Australia.

Graham Eaton / Eglwseg Escarpment, dipping beds of Carboniferous, Dinantian age limestone. Back of hill parallel with bedding layers with scarp face eroding through the beds, Llangollen, Wales, UK,

Graham Eaton / Eglwseg Escarpment, dipping beds of Carboniferous, Dinantian age limestone. Back of hill parallel with bedding layers with scarp face eroding through the beds, Llangollen, Wales, UK, September 2016

Jen Guyton / Afternoon light hits the slopes of the Drakensberg escarpment in the Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site, South Africa.

Jen Guyton / Herd of cattle at sunset in the foothills of the Drakensberg escarpment, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg World Heritage Site, South Africa.

Alan Williams / View looking north from Castell Dinas Bran towards the limestone layers of the Eglwyseg escarpment on the west side of Ruabon Mountain near Llangollen North Wales, UK, August 2016.

Alan Williams / Looking west from the Panorama walk on the Offa's Dyke path on Ruabon Mountain near LLangollen with Castell Dinas Bran at the top of the hill centre left and the Eglwyseg limestone escarpment on the r...

MYN / Clay Bolt / Sweat bee (Augochlora pura), Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment, South Carolina, USA . September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Turner / Uley Bury iron-age hill fort on Cotswold escarpment, Gloucestershire, UK. Aerial drone with CAA permit. November 2015.

Nick Turner / Uley Bury iron-age hill fort on Cotswold escarpment, defensive ditches still visible. Gloucestershire, UK. Aerial drone with CAA permit. November 2015.

Nick Turner / Uley Bury iron-age hill fort on Cotswold escarpment, defensive ditches still visible. Gloucestershire, UK. Aerial drone with CAA permit. November 2015.

Nick Turner / River Severn and May Hill from the Cotswold escarpment at Coaley Peak, Gloucestershire, UK. May 2015.

Nick Turner / Downham Hill from iron age hill fort at Uley Bury, Cotswold escarpment, Gloucestershire, England, UK. March 2015.

Nick Turner / Downham Hill from iron age hill fort at Uley Bury Cotswold escarpment, Gloucestershire, England, UK. March 2015.

David Noton / Autumnal Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) woodland of the South Klondike Highway near Tagish Lake, with Escarpment Mountain, Yukon Territories, Canada, September 2013.

David Noton / Autumnal Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) woodland of the South Klondike Highway near Tagish Lake, with Escarpment Mountain, Yukon Territories, Canada, September 2013.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of flooded Lake Nakuru after the deforestation of the Mau Escarpment, Nakuru National Park, Kenya. August 2013.

Denis-Huot / Aerial view of flooded Lake Nakuru after the deforestation of the Mau Escarpment, Nakuru National Park, Kenya. August 2013.

Denis-Huot / Yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis) at edge of flooded Lake Nakuru after the deforestation of the Mau Escarpment, Nakuru National Park, Kenya. October 2012.

Denis-Huot / Large flock of gulls (Laridae) and tractor at edge of flooded Lake Nakuru after the deforestation of the Mau Escarpment, Nakuru National Park, Kenya. November 2012.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Dogon dwellings on escarpment. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon country. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon country. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagra escarpment dwellings. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / View from the Bandiagara escarpment looking down onto ancient Tellem tombs. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment, looking down onto ancient Tellem tombs. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / View from the Bandiagara escarpment. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment with ancient Tellem dwellings. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment with ancient Tellem dwellings. Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Bandiagara escarpment, Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Tellem grain silos, Bandiagara escarpment, Mali, 2005-2006.

Steve O. Taylor (GHF) / Tellem grain silos, Bandiagara escarpment, Mali, 2005-2006.

Hougaard Malan / Mist below the Drakensberg escarpment. Cathedral Peak Region, Drakensberg, South Africa. November 2012. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Sunset atop the Drakensberg escarpment. Elliot, Eastern Cape, South Africa. March 2010. Non-ex.

Angelo Gandolfi / A view at night of the winding road that climbs over the Santa Catarina escarpment, Brazil. September 2010.

Angelo Gandolfi / A view at night of the winding road that climbs over the Santa Catarina escarpment, Brazil. September 2010.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Rain clouds coming over forested mountains of Muchinga escarpment, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. April 2013.

John Waters / View east from near Oberberghorn (2069m) along a steep escarpment rising out of a sea of clouds, Bernese Oberland alpine region, Switzerland. October 2013.

Barrie Britton / View from limestone escarpment overlooking Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, Madagascar during rainy season. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, January 2010

Barrie Britton / View from limestone escarpment overlooking Lac Tsimanampetsotsa, Madagascar, during the rainy season. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, January 2010

John Waters / Sunset from Mendip Hills escarpment looking westwards over Somerset Levels to Bristol Channel in far distance, England, August 2012, digital composite.

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Alex Hyde / Curbar Edge, a gritstone escarpment and view over valley in early morning light. Peak District National Park, UK, March 2008.

Alex Hyde / Froggatt Edge, a gritstone escarpment. Peak District National Park, UK, July 2009.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Sandstone cliffs that stop monsoon clouds, allowing for the cloud forest to exist below, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Dhofari Jatropha (Jatropha dhofarica) on cliff edge over cloud forest, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Flash flood during heavy rain storm, partially caused by the deforestation on escarpment, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Nick Turner / Summer view from Coaley Peak towards the Severn Vale on the Cotswolds escarpment, Gloucestershire, UK, September 2010.

Nick Turner / Winter view from Coaley Peak towards the Severn Vale on the Cotswolds escarpment, Gloucestershire, UK, January 2010.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / View of Sahel from Bandiagara Escarpment. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sandstone cliffs of the Bandiagara escarpment tower 300 feet above Dogon village of Tireli. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Nick Upton / Chipeta Alta peak and karst limestone escarpment leading to Sayestico peak, Spanish Pyrenees, above Hecho valley, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. July 2009

Chadden Hunter / Cameraman, Ted Giffords and other crew standing on the edge of 300m high cliffs in the Simien Mountains filming the dawn light hitting the escarpment, for the Mountains episode of the BBC tv series Pl...

Nick Upton / Clouds forming over limestone escarpment in the Pyrenees above Revilla, Aragon, Spain.

Francis Abbott / The Risco Blanco igneous intrusion on the northern escarpment of the Tirajana caldera, composed of highly evolved alkaline hauyne-phonolite rock, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. 3.9 million years old,...

Inaki Relanzon / Seljandsjoss waterfall, South Iceland. Note person in foreground for scale.

Inaki Relanzon / People looking up at Seljandsjoss waterfall, South Iceland

Inaki Relanzon / Seljandsjoss waterfall and the plains of South Iceland

Inaki Relanzon / Town of Vik, South Coast of Iceland

Nick Turner / Walkers boots and view of Fan Hir escarpment, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales

Richard Du Toit / African Lion (Panthera leo) males walking through grassland with Oloololo Escarpment in background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd in grassland with Oloololo Escarpment in background, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Nick Turner / Iron age hill fort at Uley Bury on the Cotswold escarpment, Gloucestershire, England

Nick Turner / View along the limestone Cotswold escarpment and misty countryside at dusk, Coaley Peak, Gloucestershire, England

Nick Turner / Iron age hill fort at Uley Bury on the Cotswold escarpment, Gloucestershire, England

Patricio Robles Gil / Rocky escarpment at top of Sierra del Carmen, Coahuila state, Mexico

Angelo Gandolfi / Tropical rainforest around Billabong under Arnhemland escarpment, NT, Australia

Robert Valentic / A small Velvet gecko from sandstone escarpment habitat (Amalosia sp) Kakadu NP, Australia

Peter Blackwell / Cheetah {Acinonyx jubatus} female on termite mound with escarpment behind, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

Grant McDowell / Dogon escarpment in rockface, Mali, North Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon escarpment in rockface, Mali, North Africa

Larry Michael / Escarpment in Porcupine Wilderness Area, Michigan, USA

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Aerial view of escarpment, Jabel Samhan, Dhofar, Oman

ANDREW MURRAY / Simien Mountains, western escarpment, Ethiopia

Mark Payne-Gill / Female Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} roosting on escarpment, Yorkshire, UK.

Mark Payne-Gill / Female Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} roosting on escarpment, with branches in foreground, Yorkshire, UK.

Mark Payne-Gill / Female Eagle owl {Bubo bubo} roosting on escarpment, Yorkshire, UK.

Anup Shah / Aerial view of Serena Manyara Lodge, Manyara Escarpment, Tanzania.