Interesting walking in the Tabernas desert
Had a good day walking in the Tabernas desert yesterday. Incredible scenery and its no wonder why Sergio Leone decided to bring his spaghetti westerns to be shot here.
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Tent carnage at Siete Lagunas
We recently got caught out at Siete Lagunas in the Sierra Nevada when our tent was destroyed overnight by high wind gusts. Very strange conditions as the violent gusts were followed by total calm for a few minutes before starting up again.
We woke at 2am with a broken pole and mended it. At 5am and [...]
Summit of Veleta, Sierra Nevada
Just had a great day out with clients on Veleta with the dogs. Funny to be sliding down snow slopes when Granada is baking in 32 deg C heat!
The highest dogs in Spain
Our dogs, Bruno and Khumbu made it to the top of Mulhacen yesterday after a 5 hour ascent from the ranger station above Capileira. They were part of the Spanish Highs “team” that was helping in the ascent for a UK woman, who’s brother was killed on the mountain in 2006.
Snowshoeers attacked by mad Leonberger!
The mad leonberger in question was my dog Bruno, of course. He loves the snow and tends to get “carried away” by it all.
Trouble is that the origins of a “Leonberger” are a mix of Newfoundland, Pyrennean Mountain and …. St Bernard. This makes him believe that his sole role in life is to save [...]
Good snowshoeing and its mid-May!
Unbelievable but true. About a foot of new snow overnight down to 2400m and its 19th May! We started off from a snowy Hoya de la Mora at 9am and headed south for Veleta before donning snowshoes and dropping down leftwards into the San Juan bowl.
Good job we had the snowshoes on as the snowdepth [...]
Ski touring on Veleta
Today was a ski touring day. We parked at the Hoya de la Mora. A short 15 min walk took us to the snow at 2600m. We skied via Borregueilles to near the summit of Veleta. Surprisingly there is a lot of snow! The snow was hard in the morning (perfect for skiing) but by [...]
Skijoring with a dog in the Sierra Nevada
Ok, it was just an idea. Sounded great. Get a husky and train it to pull us uphill on skis. It’s a large and growing sport evidently in North America and Scandanavia. Well we may live in the driest part of Europe, but if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for us. Right? [...]
Trip Report Northern Sierra Nevada 30 Jan 2008
Just spent 3 days doing the circuit of the northern peaks. The Peña Partida hut is in a good state, well sited, comfy and sleeps about 12. About 5hrs walk in from the trailhead east of Guejar-Sierra. The hut provides access to peaks and climbs on Puntal de los Cuartos, Cerro del Mojon Alto and [...]
Exploratory trip new climbs 28 Apr 2008
Our trip to explore new routes in the Huetor found nothing new worth doing at the present time. Dennis, Clive and I had a go at a likely line but found it steep and loose, eventually having to abseil off. Nevermind, better look next time! Photo below showing Dennis leading.
