Note – 2025-03-03 13:42
Testing my sub €20 Lixada Solar Panel 7.8w. Charging up a Nitecore NB10000 quite quickly. Its a bit flimsy but at only 127 grams for the panel this is maybe to be expected. Hoping to use it on a multi...
Tag: hiking
Note – 2025-02-26 08:11
The trail to the mountain! Walking yesterday along the GR7 long distance path from Juviles to the town of Trevélez in the Sierra Nevada. Although the summits are out of view the mountain ahead is that...
Note – 2025-02-19 09:36
@panda I do love the Picos de Europa but there is so much more. Spain is very varied for hiking.
Note – 2025-02-19 08:50
There are many ways the pilgrims made the journey to Santiago de Compostela. The most well known one is through northern Spain. However there are more. The Camino Mozarabe at 1450km is the longest. Th...
Note – 2025-02-17 08:24
A superb view of the main Sierra Nevada mountain range from the Sierra de Huetor to the north.
Note – 2025-02-17 07:03
@andrewbriscoe I use OSMand, Gurumaps and Organic maps. All pretty similar but slightly different map styles. All work great on the trail
Note – 2025-02-10 08:19
Whilst in the UK I took the opportunity to attend the Cicerone Press "Authors Day". For those who don't know, Cicerone produce a series of the best to be found anywhere. Worldwide. It was good to chat...
Note – 2025-02-10 08:05
Quick trip back to UK saw me in the lovely Kentmere Valley on a bitterly cold and blustery day with extensive hill mists. Instead of the intended Kentmere Horseshoe we wisely opted for the lowly Yoke...
Note – 2025-02-07 16:54
The clouds had come in as we headed back down to the cars from Morrón Hornillo. Suddenly the mists cleared and a strange horizontal window opened up below the vast expanse of grey skies
Note – 2025-02-05 08:20
A 90 minute early morning drive saw us sipping coffee in a small cafe bar in Fondón. The mountains we had come to climb were clagged in, the approach difficult under fresh snow. An impromptu vote had...
Note – 2025-02-01 09:49
@tapasinthesun nice one! I think I know exactly where that shot is located. Wasn't it the oasis scene in "Lawrence of Arabia" and also many Spaghetti Westerns? I walked past there one day and Christia...
Note – 2025-01-29 06:35
Even on the bad days it can still pay to "get out there" hiking. You never know! Very high winds over the higher mountains today so we headed down to the Guajares Valley and hiked a circular route bet...
Note – 2025-01-29 06:29
Good morning! Somewhere Over the Rainbow ... lies the village of Guajar Alto. We had just ascended from Guajar-Fondon to it's impressive Castillo when the rain stopped and the sun arrived
Note – 2025-01-22 08:39
A word of warning ... on yesterdays walk in the Sierra de los Guajares range we came across hundreds of Pine Processionary Caterpillars. Seems the warm weather had them dropping down from their cocoon...
Note – 2025-01-22 08:29
Poor weather up high yesterday so we headed south to the Sierra de los Guajares range where we found warm sunshine and light winds. Starting from above the town of Molvízar we climbed steeply up to th...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:46
The return journey involved the spectacular traverse path north of Picacho Alto 1776m to the Collado de Abantos followed by zig zag descent westwards down to meet the forest road that returned us to o...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:44
A few minutes away is the superb summit pyramid. A small col in a dramatic situation is the place to have a rest and admire the plunging rock scenery. The scramble to the summit is simple but needs ca...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:41
The Corazon de la Sandia (1885m) is is one of our favorite hikes. We started an ascent yesterday in the cold morning air of the Dilar Valley. Crossing the Rio Dilar we followed the twisting gorge of t...