Tag Archives: Border Collie

#208 – Back to the Carneddau. Again!

Posted on 05/09/2016 by Paul Shorrock

For all sorts of reasons I haven’t been getting out on the mountains of the Carneddau over the summer months as much as I would have liked, so a free day and a reasonable weather forecast was all it took … Continue reading →

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#207 – Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, Part 2 – Wooltack Point and Marloes

Posted on 23/08/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path around St Ann’s Head (see post #206) had been a good day out, so good in fact that this mountain man was ready for another bit of coast the next day.    Repeating the winning formula, … Continue reading →

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#206 – Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, Part 1 – St Ann’s Head

Posted on 13/08/2016 by Paul Shorrock

There’s no question about it – first and foremost I am a mountain man!  Still, sometimes a change of scene is a good move, which is why Chris and I, plus Border Collie ‘Mist’, were down by the seaside.    The … Continue reading →

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#205 – Rhobell Fawr and Dduallt

Posted on 25/07/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The panorama coming down from Cadair Bronwen at the end of our Berwyn day (see post #204) had views of some old familiar hills from entirely new directions.  The outline of the Rhinog Mountains was particularly easy to identify, but … Continue reading →

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#204 – Beautiful Berwyns

Posted on 12/07/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The Berwyn mountains are the Cinderella hills of North Wales.  These rough and lonely hills feel like they should be part of the Snowdonia National Park, but on the day that the guy drew the Park boundary, he must have … Continue reading →

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#203 – Over the Sea to Skye (Part 2) – Storr Rocks

Posted on 28/06/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Skye holds many great mountaineering memories for me, but I would be the first to admit that the island gets more than its fair share of bad weather, and when conditions eventually turn fine the curse of the Scottish midge … Continue reading →

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#202 – Over the sea to Skye (Part 1) – The Quiraing

Posted on 13/06/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The mountain walking highlight of our Scottish trip in May was undoubtedly my trip up Quinag (see post #201), but I had also pre-planned a couple of shorter days out that Chris might enjoy, both of them on Skye.    … Continue reading →

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#201 – Quinag – a nice day for a dog walk

Posted on 31/05/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Visitors from abroad probably look at our modest mountains in the UK and wonder what all the fuss is about.    True, our mountains are lower in height than the peaks of Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, but our … Continue reading →

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#200 – Parlick Pike and Fairsnape Fell

Posted on 11/05/2016 by Paul Shorrock

For me, this was the beginning.  For all my adult life, the hills and mountains have been very important to me, and this is where it all began.  When I was 14 I cycled to these hills with a mate … Continue reading →

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#199 – Mysterious Lancashire – Pendle Hill

Posted on 02/05/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Pendle Hill has an air of mystery about it.   The hill dominates the view in much of Central Lancashire, but stands separate from the Pennines, the Bowland Hills and the Yorkshire Dales which surround it.    At 557 metres (1827ft) … Continue reading →

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