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Whats been going on this week 2010-03-05

By admin on March 5, 2010

Ryanair update. "Ideal" report confusing. as doesnt incl East Midlands. Cant book Granada aft 4th May on Ryanair site. http://bit.ly/doesd4 #
It's raining Gatos and Perros here http://ping.fm/JYshG #
Well worth a look at for those of you wanting a mountain retreat with character in a traditional village in Andalucia http://ping.fm/uPoSN #
Ryanair pulling out of Granada airport. [...]

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Whats been going on this week 2010-02-26

By admin on February 26, 2010

Michele Kellerhals reports on a ski tour, slopes of Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada, cut short by our 4WD sliding into a ditch! http://ping.fm/tEMiH #
RBS, 84 per cent owned by taxpayer, will pay £1.7 billion bonuses to bankers after reporting a £3.6 billion loss! http://bit.ly/awPRwi #
Informative digital mountain news magazine http://ping.fm/5QIeI #
News: ‘We are all born, we [...]

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Whats been going on this week 2010-02-19

By admin on February 19, 2010

Between 4m & 5m snow depths in places in the Sierra Nevada. Means good mountaineering if it ever stops snowing & you have 1m wide snowshoes! #
News: Snowboarder gets stuck overnight on chairlift and burns his money to attract attention http://bit.ly/9hNalH #
The cupboard is bare and roads blocked by landslips. Chicken and leak bake tonight, [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-12

By admin on February 12, 2010

Be careful driving in the forests above Capileira.Your 4WD can slip off the icy road into a ditch. Thank goodness for local tractor drivers! #
We have some last minute vacancies for Toubkal and High Atlas, Morrocco in March, discounted 15%. http://bit.ly/b7HIAd #
What a let down.After carefully preparing the pepper sauce, my entrecot steak ex Al [...]

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Memories of Aspen Edge 1950-2009

Memories of Aspen Edge 1950-2009

By admin on February 8, 2010

Whatever the future holds for the farm at Semilla Besada, situated high above Lanjaron in the Alpujarras region of Andalucia, it will always be known to us as “David and Aspen’s place”.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-05

By admin on February 5, 2010

News: Alpujarras weather station records January 2010 http://bit.ly/bLU42o #
Trying to move #weather station software from one computer to another. Grrrr weather watch http://ping.fm/54ZMX #
Reading "Forever on the Mountain" about 1967 McKinley disaster. Incredible story. Tough mountain. Harder than Everest? Maybe, for differing #
Conditions getting a bit thin for backcountry skiing at the Puerta de la [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-29

By admin on January 29, 2010

Weather in the Sierra Nevada looks settled for the coming week http://ping.fm/J8oPA Loads of snow and ice above 2000m #
Friend, Ja Whiffin adventures as he cycles throughout Patagonia and S.America with Jenzobean http://ping.fm/asY0a #
Group just set off for a day's snowshoeing above Puente Palo in the Alpujarras, Sierra Nevada http://ping.fm/uUMKi #
Needed ice scrapper this morning [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-22

By admin on January 17, 2010

Birdwatching tours in the Alpujarras with Ian Williams at http://www.birdwatchalpujarras.com #
Settled conditions at last bring good mountain conditions to the Sierra Nevada http://www.spanishhighs.co.uk #
Grivel or Petzl crampons for this weekend. Now that is the question? #
Big ski touring week coming up. Weather looking better too http://www.spanishhighs.co.uk/ski-touring-sierra-nevada.php #
Snuff box dating possibly from battle of Culloden [...]

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Snuff box dating back to the Battle of Culloden found in family possesion

Snuff box dating back to the Battle of Culloden found in family possesion

By admin on January 14, 2010

Whilst researching into my Cameron ancestry my father, Duncan Hartley came across a heirloom kept by a cousin, Ian Cameron. It is a snuff box that his family have always thought belonged to a family member who was present at the battle of Culloden.
It is engraved with the initials DC. Our own research suggests that [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

By admin on January 10, 2010

Bruno, my leonberger enjoying the spanish weather from the sun terrace! http://twitpic.com/x7vyu #
Waist deep powder above 2000m in the Sierra Nevada. Perfect for snowshoeing http://bit.ly/7afqNV #
News: Warning of ice and avalanche activity in the Sierra Nevada http://bit.ly/6KhWvC #
Britain freezes, Spain drowns. Que pasa? #
Happy outcome for british mountaineer located and ok in the Sierra Nevada [...]

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