Tag Archives: mountaineering

#325 – Merry Christmas and a happy New Year in 2023

Posted on 26/12/2022 by Paul Shorrock

Well, this is going out on Boxing Day 2022, a day when UK hikers, hillwalkers, mountaineers and climbers traditionally head out for the hills and mountains to walk off that extra helping of turkey and Christmas pud, so I’ll save … Continue reading →

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#258 – Bob Scott’s Bothy

Posted on 21/10/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) May 2019, and Chris and I (plus Border Collie ‘Mist’ of course) were steadily working through my ‘bothy walks’ wish-list. Shenavall in Wester Ross had been all … Continue reading →

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#253 – Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui, and the Cairngorm Tragedy of 1971

Posted on 12/08/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Most of my Cairngorm visits over the years have been to the ski slopes, though on one occasion I did do a trip away from the ski … Continue reading →

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#252 – Glamaig and the Northern Hills of the Red Cuillins

Posted on 29/07/2019 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Several months had passed and the Blog was starting to gather dust.  Writing a blog every two weeks isn’t so difficult a task if you keep it … Continue reading →

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#247 – Sgurr na Stri and the Cuillin Mountains of Skye

Posted on 17/07/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Despite having almost perfect weather on our May Scottish trip, our first foray onto Skye produced one of the wettest days of the month.    After a day … Continue reading →

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#246 – Return to Beinn Eighe

Posted on 19/06/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Our trip to Scotland in 2017 had been blessed (mostly) with good weather, but my day on Beinn Eighe (see post #230) had included a bitterly cold … Continue reading →

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#242 – A (not so) snowy day on the Glyderau

Posted on 27/03/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) UK weather suddenly became ‘interesting’ in March this year, with ‘The Beast from the East’ dumping snow quite liberally.    In North Wales it was the Borders area … Continue reading →

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#237 – It’s a dog’s life!

Posted on 01/01/2018 by Paul Shorrock

Woof woof!! – it’s that time of year again where I sneak up to the Boss’s computer thingy and write my own blog – I definitely do a better job than him! We didn’t get to play in the snow … Continue reading →

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#230 – The Beinn Eighe Ridge, Torridon

Posted on 25/09/2017 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) We were slowly making our way back home on our May trip to Scotland.   Ten days earlier, Chris and I (plus Border Collie ‘Mist’ of course!) had … Continue reading →

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#227 – Coire Mhic Fhearchair and the Beinn Eighe air-crash, 1951

Posted on 14/08/2017 by Paul Shorrock

(Some images will zoom – Left click to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) Our Scottish trip had got off to a great start with bright sun and settled conditions most of the time, especially on Skye … Continue reading →

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