The Vasar de Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada

The North Face of Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada. Its long been an ambition of mine to view the sunrise from Mulhacen's north face. This morning I got my wish and it didn't disappoint!

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The Vasar de Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada

The North Face of Mulhacen. Its long been an ambition of mine to view the sunrise from Mulhacen's north face. This morning I got my wish and it didn't disappoint!

Leave the summer crowds heading up Mulhacen behind and instead have a go at the Vasar de Mulhacen which takes an improbable looking horizontal shelf across the seemingly vertical north face of Mulhacén to reach the peak of Puntal de Siete Lagunas. An adrenaline-filled but very straightforward walk to a superb summit with only one short section where the hands need to leave the pockets.

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Morning sunlight on Puntal de la Caldera Morning sunlight on Puntal de la Caldera

Edging our way carefully across Mulhacen's north face Edging our way carefully across Mulhacen's north face

Morning light on Veleta and Cerro de los Machos Morning light on Veleta and Cerro de los Machos

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