Tag: photography
Note – 2023-05-31 08:41
Possible bad weather up high yesterday so we kept it to a low, short hike. The Ruta Peñuela Forestal in Lanjarón. Who knew such a treasure existed and so close to home. Early lunch in the bar though 😂
Note – 2023-05-30 06:27
Morning sunlight on the Tajo Colorado cliffs, opposite the Andalucian town of Lanjarón in the Alpujarra
Note – 2023-05-29 10:17
When Arko sees me getting my camera out he normally turns around to show me his backside. This time however his mind was fixed on some distant objects, probably involving food. Front view much nicer 😂
Note – 2023-05-26 16:20
Today we are guiding a couple on Mulhacen. After a poor winter, snow-wise, it seems like things are looking up towards the end of May! 😂 Photos show the summit and clients descending the west flank to...
Note – 2023-05-23 14:47
Klyuchevskaya Sopka 4835m and Kamen 4575m from the near the col just SW of Vulkan Sredniy 2978m. I had just made my way across the plateau from our base camp between the two mountains. It's a white an...
Note – 2023-05-22 14:10
It's raining outside so I'm sat by the fireside recalling past images. Here's a blast from the past. Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) surrounded by huge lenticular clouds. Taken from the NE from the dirt track le...
Note – 2023-05-20 11:42
Came across this wonderful old tree in the gorge below Moclin last week. I'm not good enough on tree ID to know what type it is, but I just love the complicated way the vines interlink and become at o...
Note – 2023-05-19 21:16
Fresh snow on the southern slopes of Mulhacen 3482m, the highest mountain in mainland Spain, this afternoon. Most welcome late season precipitation for the
Note – 2023-05-18 07:28
Linear hike from Ferreirola to Pampaneira after a stop for a tapa lunch in Capileira.
Note – 2023-05-17 07:45
Some quiet corners of some of our traditional Alpujarra villages. The roofs are built with traditional materials and some date back to the times of occupation by the Moors. Wonderful places to visit w...
Note – 2023-05-16 18:27
Just had to stop and take this photo on my way to "work" this morning. The first rays of the sun are illuminating the Alpujarra towns of Bubion and Capileira. The Barranco de Poqueira remains in shade...
Note – 2023-05-14 15:38
Gabi Fava admiring the magnificent Mt Fitzroy (Chalten) from our campsite alongside the Glacier Sur de Gorra Blanca, on our approach to the Patagonian Icecap
Note – 2023-05-12 07:56
@tapasinthesun photo: Pablo Bueno Porcel from the book Sierra Nevada (Guía Montañera)
Note – 2023-05-10 07:47
Yesterday we hiked the Ruta Gollizno at Moclin. A beautiful descent into a dramatic gorge with rope bridges and a heavily vegetated (cool!) river valley, followed by a tough ascent in the afternoon he...
Note – 2023-05-10 07:35
Morning everybody, it maybe but here is a waterfall that I encountered two days ago. It's the Tajo Cortes with the Rio Bermejo waters flowing down. A spectacular setting on the edge of Spain's Sierra...
Note – 2023-05-09 06:12
Yesterday's saunter with a group of aspirant writers linking up the GR240 and the Rio Bermejo. Lovely day, beautiful weather and perfect temperatures for hiking.