El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

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Ruta Boabdil - Beznar, Izbor and Pinos de Valle

Ruta Boabdil - Beznar, Izbor and Pinos de Valle

PHOTO ALBUM - Linear walk starting at the Beznar Dam and going down the Rio Izbor to Izbor before returning uphill to Pinos de Valle

Nomads, Andalucia, Hiking

Peña de la Cruz

Peña de la Cruz

PHOTO ALBUM - A superb summit which we attained from the village of Prado Negro in the Sierra de Huetor

Nomads, Mountaineering, Andalucia

Sovillan, Polopos Circular

Sovillan, Polopos Circular

PHOTO ALBUM - A circular walk in the Sierra de Contraviesa, starting at Sorvillan and going to Polopos before returning

Nomads, Hiking, Andalucia

Ice Cold in Gorafe

Ice Cold in Gorafe

Just had to be my luck, didn't it? My first time hiking in the Gorafe Desert Badlands and temperatures were forecast to be below freezing. Now in my eyes, the words "Desert" and "Freezing" shouldn't go together. "Hot" and "Desert", that would surely be the norm, wouldn't it?

Nomads, Hiking, Andalucia

Blondie, Tuco, Indiana and the Demented Desert Dragon Tails

Blondie, Tuco, Indiana and the Demented Desert Dragon Tails

Report about a two day hiking trip into the Tabernas Deserts, Almeria, Spain

Nomads, Andalucia, Hiking

Lolloping along the Lentegi Sky Line

Lolloping along the Lentegi Sky Line

Describes a linear walk along the intricate and quiet hill ridges lying between the villages of Lentegi and Albuñuelas in the Sierra de Almijara, south of Spain.

Nomads, Andalucia, Hiking

Note – 2023-02-15 07:52

@AdamBishop yes, I am that guidebook writer. Thanks for buying! We have a small local walking group goes out every Tuesday. You'd be welcome to try us out

Nomads, Hiking, Books

Cold fingers in the Contraviesa

Cold fingers in the Contraviesa

The "beast from the north" had arrived and the weather was turning colder. The high mountains were out, so we headed for the lower Sierra de Contraviesa hills.

Nomads, Hiking, Andalucia

The Reluctant Pathbuilder and the Lentegi Circular

The Reluctant Pathbuilder and the Lentegi Circular

Describes a hike around the Lentegi Circular PR440 path in the Sierra de Almijara

Nomads, Andalucia, Hiking

Circular around Puerto Jubiley

Circular around Puerto Jubiley

Interesting circular walk from the Puerto de Jubiley today. Some impassable obstacles en route involved either a change of plan or swimming!

Nomads, Alpujarras, Hiking

Rio Verde and the Petrified Waterfall

Rio Verde and the Petrified Waterfall

A circular walk around the head of the Rio Verde on a cold and blustery day.

Nomads, Andalucia, Hiking

Walking on the Island of La Palma

Walking on the Island of La Palma

Just come back from a week long walking holiday to the island of La Palma. We completed 5 of the best hikes the island has to offer and seen some amazing scenery, especially of the volcanic kind.

Video, Nomads, Hiking

Back in the saddle!

Back in the saddle!

Nice to be back out with the walking group today. We headed to the autumnal forests of the Sierra de Huetor, north of Granada to explore some new tracks. Gentle hiking in glorious surroundings. Good to be back.

Nomads, Hiking, Andalucia

The Heart of the Watermelon

The Heart of the Watermelon

Life on the edge! Today we've been climbing mountains again. This time the superb summit of Corazon de la Sandia (1885m) on the Alayos de Dilar ridge. Proves you don't always have to climb the highest mountains to get the best thrills!

Nomads, Mountaineering, Andalucia

El Fuerte, the tough one!

El Fuerte, the tough one!

Photos from yesterdays ascent of El Fuerte outside Frigiliana. A tough ascent followed by a scrambling descent of it's SW ridge which at times involved combined "tarzan-like" tactics to overcome

Nomads, Hiking, Andalucia

Even in August Nature and Beauty prevail

Even in August Nature and Beauty prevail

We decided to revisit the quiet and relatively unknown lake of Lagunillo Misterioso, an enchanting place. We would then drop down the streams to see possibly the highest waterfall in the Sierra Nevada, the Chorreras de Molinillo.

Nomads, Sierra Nevada, Mountaineering

Las Campanitas Ridge to Veleta

Las Campanitas Ridge to Veleta

The ridge didn't let our expectations down. It is a magnificent scramble, probably Grade 3 in places. The highlight for me is the spiky pinnacle of Campario which soars like a needle up intto the sky. It is an impressive and intimidating sight.

Nomads, Mountaineering, Sierra Nevada

Camp at Laguna Peñon Negro

Camp at Laguna Peñon Negro

Yesterday in the heat of the afternoon we made our way uphill to a remote lake, rarely visited, that we had never been to before. Laguna de Peñón Negro.

Nomads, Sierra Nevada, Hiking

Threading the Raspones Ridge

Threading the Raspones Ridge

This was an interesting day. Interesting as it crossed some terrain I have never trodden before, threading the Raspones ridge.

Nomads, Hiking, Sierra Nevada

Hard Going on the Tozal del Cartujo ridge

Hard Going on the Tozal del Cartujo ridge

A tough return for me to high mountain scrambling on this mountaineering ascent of the north ridge of Tozal del Cartujo in Spain's Sierra Nevada

Video, Nomads, Mountaineering