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#214 – Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in the snow – The PYG Track and Llanberis Path

Posted on 18/12/2016 by Paul Shorrock

The view of a snow-covered Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on our Beddgelert walk (see post #213) was very tempting, but November snow in England and Wales doesn’t usually hang around for very long, so I needed to get a move on … Continue reading →

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#212 – Bleaklow from Snake Pass

Posted on 22/11/2016 by Paul Shorrock

I’m not saying that I’ve turned into a ‘fair weather walker’, but It’s good to be able to pick and choose hill days according to the conditions.    It doesn’t always work that way though – I had to taxi … Continue reading →

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#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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#209 – Mam Tor, the Shivering Mountain

Posted on 27/09/2016 by Paul Shorrock

Living in North Wales, there really isn’t any need to go far for a good day out in the mountains, but sometimes it’s good to have a change.   A Peak District trip was on the cards, and one walk … Continue reading →

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#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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#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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