Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Archives for August 2025

Wandering into the Sierra Nevada´s Forgotten Zone

Published on 16-08-2025 by El Perro Negro
I go into the mountains for many reasons but certainly one of them is to ensure I get a break from the norms which humanity seems to be building for itself. I want peace, solitude, quiet and beauty and I want to see nature at home in its own environment.

Scrambling the Arista de las Campanitas, Sierra Nevada

Published on 11-08-2025 by El Perro Negro
A scrambling superb round of the Corral del Veleta which includes the summits of Cerro de los Machos (3329m), Zacatín (3307m), Campanario (3318m) - Salón (3325m) and Veleta (3394m)

Have I turned into a Prepper

Published on 10-08-2025 by El Perro Negro
Hobbies and projects that I have been interested in have been moving me naturally towards a more self reliant future