Category Archives: 4. Northern England

#113 – ‘The Spine’ 2013, Britains most brutal race!

Posted on 21/01/2013 by Paul Shorrock

The usual Monday blog post will be delayed a day or so, as we are all just back from this years race, and I don’t have the pics yet.  Suffice it to say there was cold, there was pain and … Continue reading →

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#112 – The ‘Spine Race’ 2013 – Let the madness begin!

Posted on 13/01/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Let’s face it, you must have a screw loose to compete in an event like ‘The Spine’ race.  The Pennine Way in winter, 268 miles of the worst that Pennine weather can throw at you, and all to be completed … Continue reading →

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#110 – Happy New Year!

Posted on 31/12/2012 by Paul Shorrock

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 →

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#104 –A short jog over the Pennine Moors! – ‘Spine Race’ training weekend in the Yorkshire/Lancashire Pennines

Posted on 19/11/2012 by Paul Shorrock

By any stretch of the imagination, completing the Pennine Way on foot is going to be a challenge.  It’s 268 miles (431 kms) of rough, boggy terrain along the backbone of England, exposed to the worst weather that an English … Continue reading →

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#78 – Witches, hitches and follies

Posted on 21/05/2012 by Paul Shorrock

The Aire Gap has been an important travel route over the Pennines since Neolithic times, with the Aire and Ribble Valleys allowing a sheltered crossing of the Pennine Hills that doesn’t rise higher than 170 metres – the nearest crossing … Continue reading →

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#76 – “Are you playing on the computer AGAIN?!!

Posted on 07/05/2012 by Paul Shorrock

A few months back a friend asked me about my outdoor writing, along the lines of “But what do you DO?”  I explained it something like this – “I go for a walk, I write about it, people throw money … Continue reading →

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#75 – Access to the hills and The Mass Trespass of 1932

Posted on 30/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

 For those who missed it, 24th April was the 80th anniversary of the Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout in 1932.  The Trespass was part of a working class movement in the first half of the 20th Century to secure the … Continue reading →

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#70 – Castles in the Sky (Alport Castles near Ladybower)

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

After a successful raid last week on Mark Kelly’s blog in search of ideas for a walk, it was time to go plundering again.  I already had a walk in mind, from another Mark.  Mark’s Walking Blog had recently featured … Continue reading →

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#69 – The Standedge Trail and the Pennine Way OR The day we didn’t go up Pule Hill

Posted on 19/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

 After a couple of weeks of indifferent weather combined with domestic chores, it came as a relief to have a free day and a good weather forecast.  It didn’t take long to prepare a couple of rucksacks, and even less … Continue reading →

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#66 – More ‘Peak District’ wandering – The Crowden Horseshoe

Posted on 27/02/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Long before I first visited The Peak District, I wondered why it was divided into ‘The White Peak’ and ‘The Dark Peak’ …. I think I get it now.  The White Peak is named after the white limestone rock that … Continue reading →

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