Author Archives: Paul Shorrock

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About Paul Shorrock

I've been mucking about in the mountains for longer than I care to mention. I started out by walking my local hills, then went on to rock climbing, mountaineering and skiing. Still doing it, and still getting a buzz. I'm now sharing the fun, through my guided walking business (Hillcraft Guided Walking) and by writing routes for other publishers, mainly Walking World and Discovery Walking Guides. Just to make sure I keep really busy, I am also currently a member of my local mountain rescue team.

#21 – If at first you don’t succeed… The Nantlle Ridge

Posted on 11/04/2011 by Paul Shorrock

My last trip to Snowdonia had been on 3rd December (blog #3).  I had intended to walk the east section of the Nantlle Ridge as part of the research for the Discovery Walking Guides Snowdonia project.  I already had a … Continue reading →

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#20 – From one extreme to the other … (a tale of two walks)

Posted on 04/04/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The main aim for the weekend was to get out in the camper with the dog, to see if there were going to be any problems with an energetic Border Collie cooped up in a van – we have a … Continue reading →

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#19 – Bleaklow and the Wain Stones

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Paul Shorrock

“I’ve been over Snowdon, I’ve slept up on Crowdon; I’ve camped by the Wain Stones as well. I’ve sun bathed on Kinder, been burned to a cinder, And many more tales I can tell.” Manchester Rambler – Ewan McColl McColl’s … Continue reading →

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#18 – A dry day on The Long Pub Crawl

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The Ullswater Lakeside Path last week had been a good walk out, and even the drizzle and mist hadn’t put a damper on the day.  That didn’t mean that we were in a hurry to have a repeat performance though, … Continue reading →

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#17 – The Ullswater Lakeside Path – a walk for all seasons.

Posted on 14/03/2011 by Paul Shorrock

After last weeks walk in the sunshine, the winter weather returned.  I wouldn’t have minded a full-blown snow storm or similar, but on the hills it was ‘dreich’ – for those who have never come across this Old-Scots word, Urbandictionary.com … Continue reading →

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#16 – “….I don’t know much about art….”

Posted on 07/03/2011 by Paul Shorrock

I’m sure many of you have had this dilemma – you fancy doing something but your partner wants something different.  On one occasion with Chris in North Wales, I wanted to do the Nantlle Ridge but she fancied an exhibition … Continue reading →

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#15 – “…feeling a bit peaky..”

Posted on 28/02/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The peaks in this case being three in number.  Last weeks post on Pen y Ghent brought back memories of the previous year, when I spent four months researching for a guidebook on the Three Peaks Challenge – That’s the … Continue reading →

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#14 – Another hard day at the office? – Pen y Ghent

Posted on 21/02/2011 by Paul Shorrock

“A bad day on the hills is better than a good day in the office”.  Fortunately I don’t have to make the choice, the hills being the office nowadays.  Today’s choice was Pen y Ghent, my favourite peak in the … Continue reading →

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#13 – Wandering around Malham

Posted on 13/02/2011 by Paul Shorrock

“The Team” ….assembled for “The Walk” The Yorkshire Dales is rightly popular as a hill-walking destination.  The area does not have the picturesque views of Lakeland, the stark drama of Snowdonia or the wildness of the Scottish Highlands, but it … Continue reading →

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#12 – “Walking (safely) in a Winter Wonderland….”

Posted on 07/02/2011 by Paul Shorrock

My scariest mountain moment this week was in the comfort of my own back garden.  My window cleaner was telling me about his walk up Helvellyn a couple of weeks ago.  They had gone the long way round (Grisedale Tarn … Continue reading →

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