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Archives for October 2021

Ascent of Peña de la Cruz, Sierra de Huetor

Published on 26-10-2021 by El Perro Negro
We headed to the Sierra de Huetor just north of Granada. There was a peak there that I had seen many times from the A92 motorway during my years in Spain. It is called the Penon de la Cruz. I never climbed it before because, quite frankly, it looked a bit uninteresting and boring. How wrong was I?

Swapping Life Stories with Kenton Cool

Published on 20-10-2021 by El Perro Negro
It's not often we meet celebrities here in our hidden away part of southern Spain. This week we welcomed a well known figure of the mountaineering world, Kenton Cool with 15 Everest ascents under his belt and various other big climbs since 1993

Tajos de Maro Coastal Walk

Published on 14-10-2021 by El Perro Negro
Describes a rather easy, relaxed coastal walk between La Herradura and Nerja on the Costa Tropical, Spain

Puerto de Frigiliana & Mirador de Agua

Published on 05-10-2021 by El Perro Negro
We discovered a superb circuit of the Puerto de Frigiliana and the Mirador de Agua. Great views and superb weather despite a cold start.