Category Archives: 5. North Wales

#184 – Blast from the past – Clwydian Hillforts

Posted on 21/09/2015 by Paul Shorrock

A busy couple of weeks meant that I didn’t finish the latest post in time for today, so I thought I would revisit an earlier post from 2012.   Fellow blogger Mark Kelly should enjoy this as he recently walked … Continue reading →

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#183 – Adventures, it’s all relative!

Posted on 07/09/2015 by Paul Shorrock

An annoying knee injury (now sorted out) kept me off the hills for much of August, but I’m an impatient patient and by the end of the month I was ready for a walk out.   We had my grandson Lewis … Continue reading →

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#180 – Arenig Fawr – Going to the dogs!

Posted on 27/07/2015 by Paul Shorrock

This was our second visit to Arenig Fawr – Chris and I had been this way in 2012 (see post #101) and had a cool day (that’s the temperature and not the vibe!) so a return was overdue. Last time … Continue reading →

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#175 – Tal y Fan in the Northern Carneddau

Posted on 18/05/2015 by Paul Shorrock

The Roman invasion of Wales, completed in 78 AD, must have been a real culture shock to the locals in more ways than one. The Romans must have appeared to be in a permanent state of ‘hurry up’, building roads … Continue reading →

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#173 – The south-east mountains of the Carneddau

Posted on 20/04/2015 by Paul Shorrock

Our short outing onto the north-western hills of the Carneddau (see post #172) had the feel of a spring day about it, and with a few more days of settled sunny weather on the way, I decided to make the … Continue reading →

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#172 – The North-western hills of the Carneddau

Posted on 06/04/2015 by Paul Shorrock

The mountains of the Carneddau in North Wales seem to be a regular theme in this blog, and no wonder – the pointy mountains of the Glyderau and Snowdon ranges attract more interest and consequently more crowds, but the high … Continue reading →

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#171 – Visiting the neighbours – Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation

Posted on 23/03/2015 by Paul Shorrock

Each spring, my mountain rescue team (North East Wales Search And Rescue) go on-call for an evening and night looking after our neighbouring area, while the resident team (Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation) have their annual dinner dance – it’s … Continue reading →

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#168 – Mynydd Sygyn and the Pass of Aberglaslyn

Posted on 09/02/2015 by Paul Shorrock

Winter in Snowdonia (JB) As I write this, Snowdonia has been transformed to an Alpine Winter Paradise, with people enjoying the snow-covered mountains. What have I been up to, you may wonder – I’ll tell what I’ve been up to, … Continue reading →

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#167 – More Carneddau wanderings

Posted on 26/01/2015 by Paul Shorrock

After the recent cold spell and storm force winds it’s difficult to remember that autumn in the UK was one long extended summer (OK, I exaggerate just a little!). It was late November when we decided on a Carneddau day … Continue reading →

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#165 – Creigiau Gleision – Winter arrives in North Wales

Posted on 15/12/2014 by Paul Shorrock

When we look back on 2014, in North Wales we will remember the wettest August for a long time, followed by a prolonged spell of warm, settled weather. Then, just a week ago, winter arrived, and not before time, because … Continue reading →

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