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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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#67 – Pen y Ghent on skis

Posted on 05/03/2012 by Paul Shorrock

Well here we are hurtling into March and still no real winter.  A couple more weeks and it will be spring, though you might think it had already arrived.  In post #65 I told the story of a very unseasonal … 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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#59 – “Water, water, everywhere……….”

Posted on 08/01/2012 by Paul Shorrock

The plan had been to go to the Peak District for our next hill day.  However, the ‘breezy’ day with ‘sunny intervals’ turned out to be ‘blowing a hoolie’ and ‘light rain’.  Our last outing to Malham on Boxing Day … Continue reading →

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#56 – A dog’s life (re-visited)

Posted on 12/12/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Soon after I started this weekly blog (just over a year ago) Chris and I took the momentous step of adding a dog to the household.  No big deal there, you might say, but the previous twelve months had been … Continue reading →

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#55 – Sgorr na Ciche (The Pap of Glencoe)

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Paul Shorrock

A look this week at one of the most recognisable and attractive looking peaks in the Glencoe area.  It’s far from the highest, yet it’s a hill that is well worth the four hours or so that it takes to … Continue reading →

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#53 – Carlin Gill in the Howgills.

Posted on 21/11/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales lie the Howgills.  These hills are a mixture of contradictions.  They are quiet, lonely hills, yet several thousand motorists drive by them each day.  They are small hills, with the highest top … Continue reading →

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#52 – The Aonach Eagach Ridge, Glencoe

Posted on 14/11/2011 by Paul Shorrock

Walking from valley to valley has featured largely in both my walking and my blog posts for the last couple of weeks, but to keep a balanced view (and to keep the mountain men/women happy) here’s a look at the … Continue reading →

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#47 – From Ogwen to Capel Curig – The High Route

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Paul Shorrock

“…..the can of cold cider in the camper fridge didn’t touch the sides on the way down”!  (Blog #46 – Foel Fras and Drum in the Carneddau)    Now, that’s the way to end a walk, a variation on the old … Continue reading →

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