Note – 2024-07-09 14:35
Short (44 secs) video of the Barranco de la Luna hike today before I dropped my video camera into the water whilst clambering down some rock steps 😱. Camera is now resting in a bowl of rice 😂 https://...
Tag: hiking
Note – 2024-07-09 12:23
An early start today to walk the stunning Barranco de la Luna at Saleres before it got busy. Justifiably popular, an early start rewards with quiet and dramatic gorge scenery. Only problem is that it...
Note – 2024-07-03 07:32
We start the long distance trek Alta Via 2 in the Italian Dolomites soon. Conflicting reports over whether its necessary to take Via Ferrata gear which weighs nearly 1kg (helmet, harness, lanyard). De...
Note – 2024-06-28 20:32
@bergmeister I don't know if you know but the crash site is marked now on Google Earth at 34°45'53"S 70°17'06"W. Also good short video retracing the route the plane took and why it ended up where it d...
Note – 2024-06-26 14:10
I wrote this for a friend of mine who is interested in preparing an overnight camp in the mountains but is a bit wary of the weight to be carried. This is to encourage her and give her a place to star...
Note – 2024-06-26 07:57
1/2 Sometimes when we head into the mountains, things don't always go according to plan. Yesterday, we ran into some tough challenges on a trail that was overgrown with waist high, spiky shrubs, leavi...
Note – 2024-06-24 17:53
@intrepidhero Interesting. Thanks for sharing. I used to have similar but on descent. As you know everything looks steeper and more intimidating, but the reality is, the bark is much worse than the bi...
Note – 2024-06-22 12:55
A successful afternoon. This might not seem much, to you tech wizards out there in the Fediverse, but I managed to get my first containers (docker) working on my Synology NAS. I now have a Hiking Trai...
Note – 2024-06-21 09:21
A marvelous 2 day backpacking trek into the upper reaches of the Lanjarón Valley in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains. Still lots of snow which form tunnels through which the river flows. Beautiful scen...
Note – 2024-06-20 08:06
Did I tell you I like snow tunnels? This image from the upper Lanjaron Valley a couple of days ago
Note – 2024-06-17 14:07
All packed up & ready for tomorrow's jaunt up the 15km Rio Lanjaron valley & reaching the Laguna de Lanjaron at 3000m tomorrow pm. Returning following day via the Verea Corta & lagunas at Bolanos, Cua...
Note – 2024-06-11 16:49
@mountainmindset thanks for the encouragement. I've just acquired a DJI Pocket 2. It's an older model, (there is now a Pocket 3) but I think it shows promise with what I want to portray with my hiking...
Note – 2024-06-11 16:14
The weather forecasts said rain/storms from early morning throughout the day. I was somewhat suspect as the norm this time of year is for cloud build up mid-afternoon and maybe some thunderstorms late...
Note – 2024-06-09 10:19
I've joined a Peertube instance to produce a series of short hiking and mountain videos of my travels through southern Spain. As a bit of a test today, I filmed our regular morning dog walk. Please be...
Note – 2024-06-09 05:17
@hikingdude like it. I am thinking about doing a short video about my hikes and have the same problem. I think I have decided to say nothing too and let the landscape speak for me
Note – 2024-06-07 14:38
@jds we are aiming to do the 150km long Alta Via 2 trail from north to south. 10000m+ of ascent/descent.There are sections of unavoidable via ferrata along the way but I would like to try some of the...
Note – 2024-06-05 14:10
Yesterdays early morning start from our bivouac site had us ascending using an easy snow staircase that led up 400 meters to the ridge line. We arrived to meet the sun and walk the high ridges southwa...
Note – 2024-06-05 12:10
First light reaches the mountains of the Alayos del Dilar group with Corazon de la Sandia prominent. Behind the outskirts of the city of Granada.
Note – 2024-06-05 06:36
What a morning! This was our view when the suns rays reached us yesterday morning after a 2 hour ascent through the dawns shadows. In front of us the magnificent Cerro de Caballo, Europe's most southe...
Note – 2024-06-04 16:22
What a magnificent setting for last nights bivouac. A small lake surrounded by crags and snow slopes. It's grassy banks were filled with bright blue "trumpet gentian" flowers and the noise of busy ins...