Category Archives: 7. Everywhere Else!

#215 – A dogs life! (in 2016)

Posted on 04/01/2017 by

“Woof – Every now and then the Boss goes out of the room and then it’s my chance to take over his blog.  He’ll never learn!  So, here’s what I’ve been doing all year.” “We had the usual nonsense back … Continue reading →

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#181 – Norway trip

Posted on 10/08/2015 by

“To Noroway, Far Noroway, to Noroway o’er the foam ….”                                 (The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens) I hadn’t been to Norway since 1978. In the 1970’s I was a member of 45 Commando Royal Marines, which was at that time … Continue reading →

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# 130 – A busy week!

Posted on 12/05/2013 by

A busy week doesn’t come anywhere near describing it!  It went something like this –  Sunday –  Fund raising for my mountain rescue team, NEWSAR (North East Wales Search And Rescue) Monday – Awareness day and fund raising for NEWSAR. … Continue reading →

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#124 – Avalanche!

Posted on 01/04/2013 by

There has been little incentive to head for the higher hills over the past week – strong winds have made walking difficult in the mountains, and wind chill on top of an already cold temperature has made it feel like … Continue reading →

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#110 – Happy New Year!

Posted on 31/12/2012 by

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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#103 – Ski mountaineering in Snowdonia – in November?!!

Posted on 12/11/2012 by

It’s not often you can have a skiing day in Snowdonia in November – it’s probably such a rare event that it just doesn’t happen.  It didn’t happen last weekend either, but the next best thing did – a ski-mountaineering … Continue reading →

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#98 – Walking the Jurassic Coast

Posted on 08/10/2012 by

I should make something quite clear.  I prefer to walk mountains, moors and high places.  Ok, so I sometimes I walk the dog on one of our local beaches, but I’m not a beach walker – I want ups and … Continue reading →

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#97 – “Yomping” over Dartmoor with the Royal Marine Commandos

Posted on 01/10/2012 by

 When I first became interested in the outdoors as a teenager, I had no interest whatsoever in walking on Dartmoor – Living in Lancashire meant that we had plenty of our own moorland, and the mountains of the Lake District … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 07/05/2012 by

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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#57 – “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow”!

Posted on 19/12/2011 by

As a kid I was never very keen about being out in snow.  I had poor circulation in my hands and feet, which took a lot of the fun out of playing in the cold – I still feel the … Continue reading →

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