Tag Archives: Border Collie

#198 – Heather Terrace – A walk round Tryfan

Posted on 04/04/2016 by Paul Shorrock

#198 – Heather Terrace – A walk round Tryfan Tryfan in North Wales is one of my favourite mountains, and I’ve never had a bad day there yet.   The classic route is the North Ridge, starting by the Milestone … Continue reading →

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#197 – Winter wanderings in the Carneddau

Posted on 21/03/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Winter in the mountains usually means playtime in the snow, but this year the snow in North Wales has been infrequent and transitory, so when the weather settled down and the gales stopped blowing, it was time to get out … Continue reading →

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#196 – Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) by the PYG Track

Posted on 07/03/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The problem with weather in the UK is not that we get the extremes that occur in some parts of the world, it’s more of a case that we get such a lot of it!   I generally avoid the … Continue reading →

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#195 – Mam Tor – The ‘Shivering Mountain’

Posted on 22/02/2016 by Paul Shorrock

About 4000 years ago, the slopes of Mam Tor in the Peak District of Derbyshire would not have been a good place to be.    The hill is mostly sandstone lying on top of unstable shales, and 4000 years ago the … Continue reading →

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#194 – The Pennine Way in winter – twice as much fun for Javed

Posted on 08/02/2016 by Paul Shorrock

On 16 January 2016, the fifth Montane Spine Race ended at Kirk Yetholm in Scotland. Of the 68 racers who had started only 24 reached the finish, adding to the myths surrounding ‘Britain’s most brutal race’.    One of the … Continue reading →

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#193 – The Spine Race 2016, as seen from Gregs Hut

Posted on 25/01/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The Spine Race – 268 miles on the Pennine Hills – In winter! Every January for the past five years, a hardy bunch of ultra-athletes have set off from Edale in the Derbyshire Peak District with the intention of racing … Continue reading →

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#192 – Here we go again – The Spine Race 2016

Posted on 11/01/2016 by Paul Shorrock

It’s that time of year again – the Montane Spine Race started on Saturday 9th January on a cold misty day in Edale.   The racers have one thing in mind, and that is running the length of the Pennine Way … Continue reading →

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#191 – Happy New Year for 2016

Posted on 28/12/2015 by Paul Shorrock

Mist:   Wooof! It must be that time of year again – the boss always gets this funny tree thing with lights and puts it IN THE HOUSE!   Can you imagine?!   A tree in the house!!  I just don’t … Continue reading →

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#190 – Stormy day in Radnorshire, Mid-Wales

Posted on 14/12/2015 by Paul Shorrock

After a month of not getting out on the hills and mountains, something had to be done!    A trip down to friends in Mid-Wales opened up the chance of a hill day, and ambitious plans were made involving either … Continue reading →

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#189 – Snow time in Snowdonia – The Glyderau

Posted on 30/11/2015 by Paul Shorrock

As time in the mountains has been a bit restricted again, here’s another post from the archives – this is from April 2013.  Bring on the snow! Llyn Bochlwyd frozen, with Glyder Fach behind and to the left (JB)

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