Category Archives: 3. Yorkshire Dales

#33 – Ingleborough from Clapham

Posted on 03/07/2011 by Paul Shorrock

It’s not often that the weatherman predicts a two-day heat wave for the UK.  At 22° Celsius, it was shaping up to be our hottest day of the year so far, but not everywhere, though.  The Lake District was forecast … Continue reading →

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#32 – Fountains Fell

Posted on 27/06/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 Went up Fountains Fell – didn’t see one fountain! In fact, there aren’t any fountains – The mountain is named after Fountains Abbey near Ripon.  The abbey owned quite a bit of land in this area and Fountains Fell and … Continue reading →

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#27 – At last! The real Whernside!! – (Whernside and Ingleborough – two out of the Yorkshire Three Peaks)

Posted on 22/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The Yorkshire Three Peaks (Y3P) are like old friends.  I’ve known them for years, since I started hill walking, in fact.  Like old friends, sometimes a few years will go by without any contact, then you meet up again and … Continue reading →

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#23 – “Oh no, not another flippin’ Whernside”!

Posted on 25/04/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 It may appear that there is a “Whernside” obsession here, but our walk this week was yet another Whernside.  I had previously blogged our semi-epic over Great Whernside in the snow (#8 – Great Whernside …Underground, overground) but had failed to … 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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#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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#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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