Paul Shorrock
Paul offers guided hillwalking in the UK through Hillcraft Guided Walking. He is also a freelance outdoor writer.
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Recent Posts
- #279 – Walla Crag, (nearly but not quite) Bleaberry Fell and Derwent Water
- #278 – Castlerigg Stone Circle (and other things!)
- #277 – Cwm Idwal and the end of Lockdown – “Rhyddid!” (Freedom!)
- #276 – Moel y Parc – Sheeptracks, sunshine and more Offa’s Dyke Path!
- #275 – The Offa’s Dyke Path (Northern section)
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Outdoor blogs I follow
- Alan Sloman's big walk
- Ant's Climbing Space
- Antiquity and Adventures
- Bearded Git!
- Beating the Bounds
- Blogpackinglight
- Dixie
- Easy Hiker
- Halfway Hike
- johndburns
- Lance's Travels
- LensScaper
- Mark's walking blog
- Mountain Coward
- Northern Walker
- Random Theories and Observations
- Smacked Pentax (Walking with)
- Summit and Valley
- Walkabout In The UK
- Walking and Climbing
- Words on a Mountain
Who I write for
My guided-walking Website
NEWSAR (North East Wales Search And Rescue)
The British Mountaineering Council
Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild
Weather – Lake District
Weather – North Wales
Weather – Northwest Scotland
Weather from the Met Office
For a more detailed forecast click the Met Office
Monthly Archives: December 2012
#110 – Happy New Year!
Have a ‘magical’ New Year in 2013 – best wishes from Paul, Chris and Border Collie ‘Mist’. Text and images © Paul Shorrock p.s. The above image was taken just before Christmas, on a walk in the Elen Valley in … Continue reading
#109 – Have a good (and safe) Christmas!!
What’s all this then? Shouldn’t you be doing something Christmasey instead of reading this? Well, seeing as you’re here, here’s a repeat of a blog I did a couple of years ago when I lived in Yorkshire – I’ve told … Continue reading
Posted in 2. Lake District, 5. North Wales, Uncategorized
Tagged Helvellyn, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, photography, winter, Yr Wyddfa
9 Comments
#108 – Pen yr Ole Wen. A promising start to the winter season in the mountains of North Wales
Pen yr Ole Wen isn’t exactly what I would describe as one of the ‘jewels in the crown’ of Snowdonia. It’s a lump of a hill, almost literally sitting in the shadow of Tryfan, despite the fact that it is … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged Border Collie, Carneddau, mountains, Pen yr Ole Wen, photography, snow, Snowdonia, winter
28 Comments
#107 – Training ‘Search and Rescue’ Dogs – The story continues ….
The Search and Rescue Dog Association of Wales (SARDA Cymru) holds two assessment weekends every year, where novice dogs demonstrate their searching abilities, and qualified dogs progress to a higher level. Originally intended to search for lost or injured people … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged Border Collie, Clwydian Hills, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, Ogwen, photography, Snowdonia
14 Comments
#106 – ” …. Sack it to me ….!”
My wife doesn’t understand me (as the saying goes). Is it so difficult to understand that an outdoors chap needs more than one rucksack? Well, this one does anyway. I’m also a ‘label’ man – I tend to stick with … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged Cwm Idwal, hillwalking, mountains, outdoor gear, photography, Snowdonia
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