Note – 2025-08-31 09:16
The GPS on this cheap, small, lightweight Lilygo T-Deck Plus running is very accurate (screen shows connected to 12 satellites). Battery lasts for ages just using the map facility (not the radio ). Yo...
Tag: hiking
Note – 2025-08-29 14:16
Next week 6 of us are planning a "Ruta Nocturnal", a 26km night crossing of Spain's Sierra Nevada from Pradollano in the NW to Capileira in the SE. Most of the route will be above 3000m altitude with...
Note – 2025-08-16 13:12
@codingGarden Friday morning. 2700 metres Laguna Carnero. 6km hike from Ski area
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
Wandering into the Sierra Nevada´s Forgotten Zone
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.
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 – 2025-08-06 06:12
Dropping down into the hugely impressive amphitheater of the Corral del Veleta yesterday. I never fail to be impressed by the scale of these huge rock walls. The Coral de Veleta was the site of the la...
Note – 2025-07-30 06:32
What a day! Trekked up the stunning Rio Durcal, navigated narrow acequias, and braved the refreshing plunge into the river to reach the breathtaking Cascadas de los Bolos—where some of us couldn’t res...
Note – 2025-07-26 19:06
I didn't enjoy my time on Aconcagua way back in the late 1990s. Far too crowded and commercial. Always had an inkling to go to Ojos de Salado instead, a few metres less high but much more remote and q...
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 – 2025-07-04 12:23
Traversing Spain's Sierra Nevada in under 4 minutes - short video of 2 day N to S crossing of the range from Pradollano to Lanjarón in July 2025. During this hike we also visited the source of the Río...
Note – 2025-06-29 18:25
@hikingdude @ericphelps no this is very adhesive althletic tape for sports use. No sign of coming off even after 3 days on the trail. Just eliminates the rubbing and hence the blister. Sure Amazon sel...
Note – 2025-06-29 13:22
@hikingdude what a wonderful hiking area! I know I would love it there. I use compeed if I get blisters but applying sports tape in advance when I get a heat spot on my heel seems to solve the problem...
Note – 2025-06-28 14:33
This short video shows you what its like to disconnect. There's no fancy music nor AI gimmicks. We didn't see anybody for a couple of days, just wild flowers, running waters, birds, animals, high moun...
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
Note – 2025-06-20 19:39
I wrote a blog post about our recent backpacking adventures in the Spanish and French Pyrenees. Not many english speakers have heard of the 3000 Ibónes. Ibon is the Aragon word for mountain lake. It w...