Tag Archives: hillwalking

#34 – The Other Borrowdale revisited

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Paul Shorrock

I had finished blog #31 (The Other Borrowdale) with the words, “…This walk only followed the northern ridge, and as we returned to the car there was already talk about coming back for the southern ridge…”  3½ weeks later we … Continue reading →

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#33 – Ingleborough from Clapham

Posted on 03/07/2011 by Paul Shorrock

It’s not often that the weatherman predicts a two-day heat wave for the UK.  At 22° Celsius, it was shaping up to be our hottest day of the year so far, but not everywhere, though.  The Lake District was forecast … Continue reading →

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#32 – Fountains Fell

Posted on 27/06/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 Went up Fountains Fell – didn’t see one fountain! In fact, there aren’t any fountains – The mountain is named after Fountains Abbey near Ripon.  The abbey owned quite a bit of land in this area and Fountains Fell and … Continue reading →

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#31 – The Other Borrowdale

Posted on 20/06/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 We went walking in Borrowdale last week in good weather, and saw only two people all day…What?!! I should add that it was “The Other Borrowdale”, otherwise known as Westmorland Borrowdale.  The Cumberland Borrowdale, near Keswick, is the one that … Continue reading →

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#30 – Mynydd Mawr

Posted on 13/06/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The welsh language is bewildering for an english speaker, on first sight.  Like scots gaelic, it looks like an ‘alphabet soup’ of consonants, but unlike gaelic it is a logical language where every letter has a sound and every letter … Continue reading →

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#29 – Binsey, lonely sentinel of the Northwest Lake District

Posted on 06/06/2011 by Paul Shorrock

For forty years I managed to avoid walking up Binsey.  It wasn’t a conscious decision – I just didn’t know that Binsey was there!   “OK then”, I hear many of you say.  “Where’s Binsey?”  Good question.  There’s a village called … Continue reading →

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#27 – At last! The real Whernside!! – (Whernside and Ingleborough – two out of the Yorkshire Three Peaks)

Posted on 22/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

The Yorkshire Three Peaks (Y3P) are like old friends.  I’ve known them for years, since I started hill walking, in fact.  Like old friends, sometimes a few years will go by without any contact, then you meet up again and … Continue reading →

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#26 – A short walk in the Carneddau (Part 3)

Posted on 16/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

 Day 3 of the trip dawned fine and sunny, unlike the day before.  The previous two days had given us great walking, but hadn’t exactly been true to the title “A short walk in the Carneddau” – In fact, Day … Continue reading →

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#25 – A short walk in the Carneddau (Part 2)

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

So, Day 1 had started the weekend well.   However, Day 2 was to prove more challenging…. .  Sometimes I can guess what the weather will be before drawing back the curtains of the camper.  The sun of the previous day … Continue reading →

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#24 – A short walk in the Carneddau (Part 1)

Posted on 02/05/2011 by Paul Shorrock

I had a booking for two customers over Easter weekend.  The brief was simple enough – three days walking on interesting hills in Snowdonia BUT away from crowds.  The venue also had to be handy for a railway station.  Having … Continue reading →

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