Note – 2025-10-10 07:50
Hard photographing birds in flight isn't it? Especially for a landscape photographer who's subject is pretty much static. Thing is with birds, the little blighters just won't stay still, will they? He...
Tag: andalucia
Note – 2025-10-04 15:50
Been a bit out of my comfort zone today. Instead of hills and mountains I've had to do a cultural tour showing a lovely couple around my local home town of Lanjarón in the Alpujarras. So its the Arabi...
Note – 2025-10-01 07:52
2/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada The Rambla del Durcal area is amazing with stunning scenery more akin to Utah or New Mexico than southern Spain. Some rough hiki...
Note – 2025-10-01 07:50
1/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada Yesterday we explored the hills east of Durcal. A tough 800m of initial ascent made much easier by an unrelenting but well grade...
Note – 2025-09-24 09:11
1/ Over the years we must have had over a hundred days walking and scrambling in the Sierra de Huetor just north of Granada. Yesterday, though we filled in the final piece of our Sierra de Huetor jigs...
Note – 2025-09-17 07:35
Hiked down the San Juan valley in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. Surprised to find the waterfall at Piedra Resbaladiza still flowing quite well even towards the end of a long, hot, Spanish summer.
Note – 2025-09-12 13:20
Another hot day so we settled for an early start and a short hike to the magnificent viewpoint of Coros (1305m) in the Sierra de Grazalama mountains via Puerto de las Palomas. Great scenery 360° views...
Note – 2025-09-11 16:21
Tough hike in the mountains south of Montejaque (Ronda) today because of the high afternoon temps. Superb views though with plenty of Griffon Vultures passing overhead, probably eyeing us out as a lik...
Note – 2025-09-10 16:28
Today a visit to the northern sector of the stunning Sierra de las Nieves. Circular hike from the village of El Burgo. Enjoyed it. Tomorrow we head into the Sierra de Grazalama mountains
Note – 2025-09-09 15:04
@[email protected] do admire you guys and bears. You all seem to know how to deal with them and seem so unconcerned. To those of us from a non bear area (Andalucia, Spain) the idea of meeting a bea...
Note – 2025-09-03 15:15
1/ "Ruta Nocturna - Sierra Nevada" Started with a 6pm bus uplift to los Posiciones del Veleta. Hiked to Col de Carihuela and hence to our dinner/sunset viewpoint on top of Loma Pua at just over 3200m....
Note – 2025-08-16 10:19
Wandering into the Sierra Nevada's Forgotten Zone - A few days ago I had a wonderful overnight trip into a quiet and remote corner of Spain's Sierra Nevada. The access areas were busy but once clear o...
Note – 2025-08-16 07:33
A few more night shots from our backpacking trip a few nights ago. Night photography is a bit new for me but I enjoyed the experience and will certainly try some more
Note – 2025-08-11 12:54
I enjoyed this scramble so much I decided to write a blog post https://elperronegro.com/posts/2025-08-11-scrambling-campanitas-ridge-sierra-nevada/
Note – 2025-07-23 08:01
Some more photos from yesterdays scrambling route on Tajos de la Virgen ridge, Sierra Nevada. Not especially difficult but utterly engaging and interesting high level hike/scramble
Note – 2025-07-23 07:56
Classic Sierra Nevada adventure! 🏔️ Yesterday’s high-level romp along the Tajos de la Virgen ridge delivered everything you’d want from a mountain day - thrilling Grade 1 scrambling, breathtaking dist...
Note – 2025-06-27 17:54
Spending a night in a bivouac close to a mountain lake certainly allows you to see it's many changing faces. Here's some images of lake reflections from last 24 hours at Laguna Cabrero, Sierra Nevada
Note – 2025-06-27 15:07
Hiking at first light is such a wonderful time to be alive. Here in , waking up at 2700m is amazing. The air is cool and the light is sharp. The mountains stand out, not the normal summer heat haze bl...
Note – 2025-06-27 12:42
Last nights sunset bivouac at Laguna Cabrero 2710m, nacimentos del Río Durcal, Sierra Nevada
