Tag Archives: Cumbria

#211 – Cat Bells – small but perfectly formed!

Posted on 24/10/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Our day on Skiddaw (see post #210) had been a change from our local hills in North Wales, and a check on the weather forecast showed it looking fair for the day after.   It didn’t take long to decide … Continue reading →

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#210 – Skiddaw and t’ Back o’ Skidda

Posted on 12/10/2016 by Paul Shorrock

I’ve avoided Skiddaw (or ‘Skidda’ as the locals call it) for many years.  My first brush with the mountain as a teenager ended in a dismal retreat in a rainstorm, and I didn’t go back for almost twenty years.    … Continue reading →

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#185 – Great Gable from Honister Pass

Posted on 05/10/2015 by Paul Shorrock

Despite living near to some of the best mountain walking in Britain just an hour or so away in Snowdonia, Chris and I have had a couple of trips back to Cumbria over the summer months to revisit the Lake … Continue reading →

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#182 – Coniston Old Man and Swirl How

Posted on 24/08/2015 by Paul Shorrock

I’ve been writing routes for Walking World for several years now, and one of my earliest contributions was Coniston Old Man and Swirl How, returning by the Coppermines Valley.    Not only is it one of my earliest routes for … Continue reading →

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#149 – No pain, no gain – The Spine Race 2014

Posted on 27/01/2014 by Paul Shorrock

Fifty years ago, the UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson said, “a week is a long time in politics”.  In The Spine Race, a week feels like a lifetime.  For the uninitiated, ‘The Spine’ is “Britain’s most brutal race. The longest, … Continue reading →

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#124 – Avalanche!

Posted on 01/04/2013 by Paul Shorrock

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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#100 – What we did on our holidays

Posted on 22/10/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Typical isn’t it – you wait a year for a trip away in the camper, then two arrive at once! (For non-UK readers, that is an example of British humour at its best!)  We’ve hardly used the camper this year … Continue reading →

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#53 – Carlin Gill in the Howgills.

Posted on 21/11/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales lie the Howgills.  These hills are a mixture of contradictions.  They are quiet, lonely hills, yet several thousand motorists drive by them each day.  They are small hills, with the highest top … Continue reading →

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#51 – Wet Sleddale, Swindale and Mosedale- more purposeful wandering

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Last weeks walk and blog (#50) prompted the idea to have more of the same, but to go one better, so plans were hatched to revisit the eastern side of the Lake District.  The Far Eastern Fells bear little resemblance … Continue reading →

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#43 – Blencathra – A Lake District gem

Posted on 12/09/2011 by Paul Shorrock

It’s a question that I get asked a lot – “What’s your favourite mountain, then?”  Blimey!  My stock answer to get me off the hook is, ”The one I’m on at the moment”.  Well, to start with, how do you … Continue reading →

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