Note – 2025-01-14 19:24
@TimKStanton a great day Tim. Legs are a wee bit tired now though and I am beginning to realise that over 1000m ascent determines a "big day" for me. Part of growing older I guess is this acceptance o...
Tag: hiking
Note – 2025-01-14 19:19
Big day today on Corazon de la Sandia. There is no easy way up this peak, easiest route involves over 1000m of ascent & 14km. Nevertheless, despite the name, the "Heart of the Watermelon" is a dramati...
Note – 2025-01-14 07:38
@andrewbriscoe nice work Andrew. What an amazing trail! Watching that I kept thinking how even more dangerous it would be under snow and ice. Do the authorities close the trail under those circumstanc...
Note – 2025-01-13 17:07
Evening light over Lanjaron and the cliffs of Tajos Colorao tonight. Clouds building over the Sierra Nevada behind
Note – 2025-01-12 10:50
So proud of my two daughters. I just couldn't ever get them interested in climbing hills & mountains. Now, both in their 40's, they are qualified mountain leaders, do SAR stuff and go out at night int...
Note – 2025-01-09 17:31
I've always been interested in navigation. From reading wonderfully detailed paper maps by a winter fireside to micro navigating my way out difficult mountain terrain in a blizzard. Navigation has bee...
Note – 2025-01-01 08:26
As we had never been to these mountains before we called this walk "The Sierras We've Never Heard Of"! The Sierra Elvira lie just NW of Granada city. Good motorway connections mean the start is just 4...
Note – 2024-12-20 10:16
Back in southern Spain our group hiked up the Silleta de Padul from Padul (S of Granada). A nice 12km circular hike with 850m ascent/descent. Much of interest, including spectacular views of the Sierr...
Note – 2024-12-15 09:47
As a young inner city kid, in 1971 I was introduced to the hills. We spent some days camping & climbing the mountains surrounding the Newlands Valley in England's Lake District. Last week I returned t...
Note – 2024-12-06 14:42
It's bank holiday here in Spain so we knew many of the popular walks would be busy. Instead we drove 15 minutes to a town called Chite, which we had never visited before. Had beautiful hike through lu...
Note – 2024-12-05 08:55
Some more photos from our trip this week down the Barranco de Tajos Bermejales. A very interesting hiking route with twists and turns, ups and downs and a few surprising features. Be prepared for some...
Note – 2024-12-04 12:16
On certain sections of the Tajos de Bermejales gorge hike there are ropes to assist in descent or ascent. Have to say though that taking to the rocks direct seemed a much safer alternative 😀 . The fir...
Note – 2024-12-04 08:31
Being a keen photographer, that doesn't do "selfies", I don't get in photos much. I do love this one though taken yesterday by @khusky. I'm on a rikkety bridge over a small river with huge rock walls...
Note – 2024-12-02 16:24
I find the Garmin Explore website incredibly slow and buggy. Seems like it hasn't improved in years. For a company that has some of the best backpacking/hiking aids when on the trail, this isn't good...
Note – 2024-12-02 08:32
I know it's not anymore but this was taken yesterday morning on a local dog walk with some friends. A big sky view with the mountains of the Sierra de Almijara and Malaga province in the distance. Thi...
Note – 2024-11-29 13:05
Today we've been walking down the lower Rio Guadalfeo as it approaches the Mediterranean sea at the Costa Tropical. A very different environment to what we are used to. These images almost remind me o...
Note – 2024-11-28 17:56
I feel very privileged. Today we spent over an hour in the presence of two very rare Bearded Vultures (Quebrantahuesos/Lammengeier). They rode the thermals, dropping bones to extract the marrow. The p...
Note – 2024-11-28 17:04
I've travelled this road from the Sierra Nevada mountains down to the village of Nigüelas many times. The final kilometers enter a spectacular gorge, but the light has never been right for an image. E...
Note – 2024-11-23 08:47
I hate colds/flu, especially those coughing fits that seem to last for weeks. Got infected by a hiking visitor from Plague Island during the week. I should have known better. That's written this weeke...