Note – 2024-07-22 13:16
Dolomites Alta Via 2 day 9 Today we clocked over the 100km accumulated mark as we made our way to Passo Cereda. A quick stop there and then it was on another 4km to a little gem of a hotel we found. Y...
Tag: weather
Note – 2024-07-21 11:45
Continuing our journey we headed SE from San Martino passing through mature forests & stunning alpine meadows. A few hours later we emerged at the Forcella Col dei Cistri & the magnificent peaks of th...
Note – 2024-07-20 13:40
Dolomites Alta Via 2 day 7 Italian Meteo had multiple alerts out over the next few days for rain and thunderstorms. We made the decision to take a lower variant of the AV2 that skirted the west side o...
Note – 2024-07-19 12:17
@TimKStanton thanks. The next 3 days are over the most difficult terrain of the whole trip. Need good weather
Note – 2024-07-19 11:27
Dolomites Alta Via 2 day 6 Passo San Pellegrino to Passo Valles Short rest day today so a lie in, leisurely breakfast & a 6km stroll to our overnight refuge. Just arrived at midday when the heavens op...
Note – 2024-06-28 17:15
@jds @hikingdude Ive been using the Six Moon Design Silver Shadow for a few months now. I bought it to protect from the sun and to cool you down under its shade. Works well. We tend to not go out if w...
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 – 2024-06-04 16:25
@intrepidhero These are expensive Brian but totally bombproof. I've had this over 10 years. Weighs 1480 grams. It's a 2 pole set up, which takes 5 minutes max to set up. Will withstand storm force win...
Note – 2024-06-04 16:04
Our first sight of overnight camp last night, a small, well hidden lake (Laguna Carnero) nestled amongst crags.
Note – 2024-06-02 11:44
I love packing for an overnight mountain camp. Decisions have to be made regarding expected weather, temperatures and underfoot conditions. Hopefully I've got this one about right? Up tomorrow into th...
Note – 2024-05-18 05:57
@TimKStanton I'm a bit jealous of your camp/tarp set up. Looks great. Here, we mostly camp above the tree line and in stable weather so a tarp is a bit fiddly to set up on the hard ground or even unne...
Note – 2024-05-02 10:28
@Steveb La Zubia itself is just a suburb of Granada but is an excellent place for easy access to the stunning Cumbres Verdes mountains (5 mins drive away). Weather now warming up, should be ideal next...
Note – 2024-04-26 08:13
Being interested in photography means I don't have a lot of images of myself. That's normal eh? Here's a brilliant one of yours truly though, taken a few days ago by expert @chriswright. Thanks Chris....
Note – 2024-04-14 07:54
Overnight Camp - post 3/3 As light dawned on a very cold and windy morning we hurriedly packed up our tent and waited in the lieu of some rocks for the sun to arrive. The cold wait was worthwhile as t...
Note – 2024-04-13 06:54
Overnight Camp - post 2/3 As the sun went slowly down to the west of Granada we were left with a brief but beautiful sunset over the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We watched the sun dip below the horizo...
Note – 2024-04-12 15:06
Overnight Camp 11th/12th April - post 1/3 Images of the northern faces of Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains from yesterday afternoons arrival at our campsite at 1900m. Details of each mountain image are...