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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.

#11 – “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall”

Posted on 30/01/2011 by Paul Shorrock

And it did.  The hard rain, that is.  I was in Fort William for two 1-day training courses with a winter element.  The Mountain Leaders Training Association (MLTA), of which I am a member, has just introduced a Continuing Personal … Continue reading →

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#10 – “On Ilkley Moor….”

Posted on 24/01/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Think of West Yorkshire, and you will probably think of towns and cities, and the remains of long gone industries.  The reason that so many of those lost industries were situated in West Yorkshire in the first place was because … Continue reading →

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#9 – Conistone Dib and the Dales Way – “…just a walkin’ the dog!”

Posted on 17/01/2011 by Paul Shorrock

11 January – A week after the Great Whernside mini-epic, Chris wanted a less exciting walk.  We chose the route we should have done last week., starting from Conistone, heading up Conistone Dib, then taking the Dales Way to the … Continue reading →

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#8 – Great Whernside …Underground, overground.

Posted on 10/01/2011 by Paul Shorrock

It’s all a bit confusing.  There are two Whernsides in the Yorkshire Dales.  There’s Whernside (736 metres) that is one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, and there is Great Whernside (704 metres) that isn’t.  Using the same name for different … Continue reading →

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#7 – Wakening the ghosts

Posted on 03/01/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The countdown started – “Ten … nine … eight …”  A few more people joined in, “… six … five …” until the chant was taken up by the whole pub, “… three … two … one … Haaaapy Neeeew … Continue reading →

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#6 – A Short Walk on the Shortest Day

Posted on 27/12/2010 by Paul Shorrock

Tuesday 21st December – Clear blue skies made a trip to the hills a ‘must do’.  There was a white blanket of snow over the North of England, promising great views, but the same white blanket had also covered the … Continue reading →

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#5 – It’s a dog’s life…….

Posted on 20/12/2010 by Paul Shorrock

Yet another week gone by without any days out in the hills, but all in a good cause, as we have been settling in our new arrival, a three year old Border Collie girl called “Mist”.  We have had an … Continue reading →

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#4 – Would you like some ice with that?

Posted on 13/12/2010 by Paul Shorrock

What a week!  One of my excursions included sub-zero temperatures where I was glad I was wearing my down jacket, and with a perceptible avalanche risk and so much ice that I regretted not wearing crampons……….Yes, shopping at ASDA can … Continue reading →

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#3 – “You can’t always get what you want”. (The Rolling Stones)

Posted on 06/12/2010 by Paul Shorrock

Friday 3rd December – The idea was to walk the east part of the Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia.  The last time I did this the mist was down for the first and most interesting part of the walk, so I … Continue reading →

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#2 – Catching up with the backlog

Posted on 30/11/2010 by Paul Shorrock

It’s intended that this blog will get a weekly update as to what I’ve been getting up to in the hills over the previous week.  However, there’s not much to add today, as I started the blog in the middle … Continue reading →

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