Note – 2025-12-28 08:49
@Ali absolutely. And it's not a finite thing. Every trip is different. You can only go ultralight IMO if you are very familiar with your terrain know the worst likely expected weather and ground condi...
Tag: sierra-nevada
Note – 2025-11-25 11:40
Refugio del Fraile is a old fashioned, and at first sight, a somewhat run down mountain refuge that screams "Old Patagonia". It hasn't changed that much in 19 years. The campsite is in a sheltered woo...
Note – 2025-10-21 16:22
After a bit of a grey and dismal long weekend in the UK, today it was nice to head up above home on 4WD tracks and get the clearest view of the African continent we've had this year. Morocco did indee...
Note – 2025-09-03 10:19
Inside This Clay Jug by Kabir Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains, and the maker of canyons and pine mountains! All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars. La...
Note – 2025-08-29 14:16
Next week 6 of us are planning a "Ruta Nocturnal", a 26km night crossing of Spain's Sierra Nevada from Pradollano in the NW to Capileira in the SE. Most of the route will be above 3000m altitude with...
Note – 2025-08-21 07:22
Cool day on Veleta yesterday! Took the classic Paco Pepe route (4+) but decided to spice things up. After 1st 4 pitches, traversed R along the narrow & exposed Paso de Lagarto to the Variante Silvia (...
Wandering into the Sierra Nevada´s Forgotten Zone
I go into the mountains for many reasons but certainly one of them is to ensure I get a break from the norms which humanity seems to be building for itself. I want peace, solitude, quiet and beauty and I want to see nature at home in its own environment.
Scrambling the Arista de las Campanitas, Sierra Nevada
A scrambling superb round of the Corral del Veleta which includes the summits of Cerro de los Machos (3329m), Zacatín (3307m), Campanario (3318m) - Salón (3325m) and Veleta (3394m)
Note – 2025-08-08 08:51
2/2 Then its glorious scrambling to the exit of the Canuto Norte del Veleta. From here the Fidel Fierro route to the summit is taken, care needed on the broken rock walls. The climb finishes on the ve...
Note – 2025-08-08 08:49
1/2 The "Arista de las Campanitas" from Cerro los Machos to the summit of Veleta is a superb scramble with an alpine nature. We did this in the hot sun, the ridge never falling below 3000m. Grading wi...
Note – 2025-08-06 06:31
Incredibly hot between 3000-3400 meters yesterday in the Sierra Nevada. No wind & a scorching sun beating down all day. No shade nor escape from the heat. Not really the day for 6 of us (average age 6...
Note – 2025-08-06 06:12
Dropping down into the hugely impressive amphitheater of the Corral del Veleta yesterday. I never fail to be impressed by the scale of these huge rock walls. The Coral de Veleta was the site of the la...
Note – 2025-06-28 15:46
@saarmuller this variety is the "Pinguicula nevadensis" which is endemiic to the alpine zone of the Sierra Nevada. It's our only carnivorous plant. We were hoping to see some of the 5 types of gentian...
Note – 2025-06-28 14:33
This short video shows you what its like to disconnect. There's no fancy music nor AI gimmicks. We didn't see anybody for a couple of days, just wild flowers, running waters, birds, animals, high moun...
Note – 2025-05-28 08:24
Waterfalls tumbling out of Lavaderos de la Reina valley in Spain's Sierra Nevada yesterday
Note – 2025-05-25 10:11
@luiseme I have but only locally. I am waiting for a second T1000-E to arrive and then me and my partner will take both into the Sierra Nevada and use for communication whilst hiking.
Note – 2025-05-25 08:51
Plenty of water still coming down from the Sierra Nevada on this morning's dog walk. Long may it continue!
Note – 2025-04-28 08:47
The melt waters from the Sierra Nevada in full flow down the irrigation channels (acequias) this morning. Nice sight.