Tag Archives: hillwalking

#74 – A challenging day? Or a piece of pie!

Posted on 23/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Sometimes a day in the mountains turns out to be more challenging than expected.  The weather changes unexpectedly or the rock on a scramble turns out to be wet and greasy.  The mist is more of a problem than expected, … Continue reading →

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#73 – “I bought a mountain”

Posted on 16/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Only a madman would buy a Welsh hill-farm on a whim, to become a sheep farmer without having any previous farming experience – that madman was called Thomas Firbank, and his fascinating book “I bought a mountain” was published in … Continue reading →

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#72 – “It looked like a canny way down….”

Posted on 09/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

After twenty five years, I can still remember those words being spoken as if it was yesterday –  “It looked like a canny way down….”   The person speaking was the survivor from a mountain accident that I became involved … Continue reading →

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#71 – Buckden Pike (with dry feet!)

Posted on 02/04/2012 by Paul Shorrock

After plundering other great blogs for inspiration for walks, I thought it was time to come up with an original idea – less easy when you only have a short walking day and have walked all the obvious local routes, … Continue reading →

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#70 – Castles in the Sky (Alport Castles near Ladybower)

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

After a successful raid last week on Mark Kelly’s blog in search of ideas for a walk, it was time to go plundering again.  I already had a walk in mind, from another Mark.  Mark’s Walking Blog had recently featured … Continue reading →

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#69 – The Standedge Trail and the Pennine Way OR The day we didn’t go up Pule Hill

Posted on 19/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

 After a couple of weeks of indifferent weather combined with domestic chores, it came as a relief to have a free day and a good weather forecast.  It didn’t take long to prepare a couple of rucksacks, and even less … Continue reading →

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#68 – Helm Crag and Far Easedale

Posted on 12/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

There seems to be a bit of a theme developing in this blog.  In #65 I described a warm and sunny February day on Cadair Idris in 2008.  Last week in #67 it was a February ski trip up Pen … Continue reading →

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#66 – More ‘Peak District’ wandering – The Crowden Horseshoe

Posted on 27/02/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Long before I first visited The Peak District, I wondered why it was divided into ‘The White Peak’ and ‘The Dark Peak’ …. I think I get it now.  The White Peak is named after the white limestone rock that … Continue reading →

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#65 – A warm, sunny day on Cadair Idris – in February?!

Posted on 20/02/2012 by Paul Shorrock

My mum would have said, “it’s neither one thing nor the other”, in the way that mums do.  Now, I like my winters cold and with loads of snow, and last week held the promise of real winter conditions at … Continue reading →

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#64 – Higger Tor and Burbage Rocks – a peek at The Peak District

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Winter had definitely arrived, and looked as though it might hang around for a while.  This usually means ice-axe and crampons, and perhaps a look at something steep and icy.  Chris, however, doesn’t do ‘steep’ or ‘icy’,  and although ‘Mist’ … Continue reading →

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