Paul Shorrock
Paul offers guided hillwalking in the UK through Hillcraft Guided Walking. He is also a freelance outdoor writer.
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NEWSAR (North East Wales Search And Rescue)
The British Mountaineering Council
Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild
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Tag Archives: mountain rescue
#171 – Visiting the neighbours – Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation
Each spring, my mountain rescue team (North East Wales Search And Rescue) go on-call for an evening and night looking after our neighbouring area, while the resident team (Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation) have their annual dinner dance – it’s … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales, Aircrash Sites
Tagged Border Collie, Carneddau, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountaineering, mountains, photography, Snowdonia
9 Comments
#156 – Y Garn and Foel Goch in the Glyderau
After my recent Carneddau trip (see post #155) I had checked the map and realised that I had passed close to several aircraft crash sites on the route – most of these date back to WW2, when training flights sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales, Aircrash Sites
Tagged Border Collie, Cwm Idwal, Glyderau, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, photography, Snowdonia
6 Comments
#147 – Ring out the old … 2013 hill memories
As 2013 draws to a close, it’s good to look back in pictures at another year in the hills, so here are some of my best memories of the old year. Best wishes to all my readers, and here’s wishing … Continue reading
#143 – Dogged determination – Training a Search and Rescue dog in the mountains of North Wales
Although it doesn’t feel like it, ten months have passed since ‘Mist’ and I were accepted for training as a search team by SARDA Wales (Search And Rescue Dog Association). “Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself”, as the expression goes, … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged Border Collie, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, photography, Snowdonia
25 Comments
#140 – The Berwyns – Gnarly little hills!
The mountains of North Wales attract hill-walkers and mountaineers from all over the UK and beyond, and no wonder. The peaks of Snowdonia are the ones that people drive miles for, but there are hidden ranges of hills that no … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged Berwyns, Border Collie, hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, photography
16 Comments
#138 – “To Hergest Ridge you should come ….”
“So if you feel a little glum, To Hergest Ridge you should come. In summer, winter, rain or sun, It’s good to be on horseback”. From “On Horseback” by Mike Oldfield In 1973 an unknown musician released an album that … Continue reading
Posted in 6. Mid and South Wales
Tagged Border Collie, hillwalking, mountain rescue, Offa's Dyke Path, photography
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#135 – Three days in the Aran Hills of Wales (Part 1)
So, where are these Aran Hills then? I Have to confess that for years I didn’t have a clue where they were, and I didn’t get round to tracking them down until a year or two ago. It was only … Continue reading
Posted in 5. North Wales
Tagged hillwalking, mountain rescue, mountains, photography, Snowdonia
15 Comments