Tag Archives: hillwalking

#121 – Moel Eilio – unfinished business!

Posted on 11/03/2013 by Paul Shorrock

On the Snowdon ‘Halfshoe’ trip (see #120 of last week) I had stopped at the top of the PYG Track to admire the view.  Recently I’ve been getting round to walking hills that I’ve been driving past for years, and … Continue reading →

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#120 – The Snowdon Halfshoe? What’s a Halfshoe?!!

Posted on 04/03/2013 by Paul Shorrock

When is a horseshoe not a horseshoe?  When it’s only half a horseshoe, and then it’s a halfshoe!  Well, at least in my world it is.  The Snowdon Horseshoe is regarded by many as being one of the finest circular … Continue reading →

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#119 – A busy weekend!!

Posted on 25/02/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Just back from a good weekend – training with ‘Mist’ with Search And Rescue Dogs Association (Wales) on Saturday, and I passed the selection hill-day for my local Mountain Rescue team NEWSAR (North East Wales Search And Rescue) on Sunday.

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#118 – West Yorkshire wanderings

Posted on 18/02/2013 by Paul Shorrock

 My recent posts have had a bit of a history bias, which is no bad thing – a day in the hills sometimes comes alive when there’s a tale to be told.  Living in North Wales means that there is … Continue reading →

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#116 – Visiting the ancestors – time travel in North Wales

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Living in the UK we don’t have to travel very far to find traces of those who lived here before us.   North Wales is particularly rich in examples, but pick almost any upland area of Britain or Ireland and you … Continue reading →

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#115 – Winter in the Clwydian Hills

Posted on 28/01/2013 by Paul Shorrock

‘The Spine’ race is one of those events that takes over your life – for the competitors it’s the culmination of months of planning and training, but the members of the support team also had to prepare for a week … Continue reading →

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#112 – The ‘Spine Race’ 2013 – Let the madness begin!

Posted on 13/01/2013 by Paul Shorrock

Let’s face it, you must have a screw loose to compete in an event like ‘The Spine’ race.  The Pennine Way in winter, 268 miles of the worst that Pennine weather can throw at you, and all to be completed … Continue reading →

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 #111 – A soggy day in the hills of Mid-Wales

Posted on 07/01/2013 by Paul Shorrock

If you wanted to describe Wales in one word, you wouldn’t go far wrong with “hilly”!  What’s more, hills are usually a good excuse for a walk, so when we visited friends at Llandrindod in Powys over Christmas, the rucksacks … Continue reading →

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#110 – Happy New Year!

Posted on 31/12/2012 by Paul Shorrock

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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#109 – Have a good (and safe) Christmas!!

Posted on 24/12/2012 by Paul Shorrock

What’s all this then?  Shouldn’t you be doing something Christmasey instead of reading this?  Well, seeing as you’re here, here’s a repeat of a blog I did a couple of years ago when I lived in Yorkshire – I’ve told … Continue reading →

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