By ricardo on June 12, 2009
Yes it’s true. We had a good day’s skiing yesterday in the Sierra Nevada with our dogs, Bruno (leonberger) and Khumbu (siberian husky).
We parked at the Hoya de la Mora above the ski town of Pradollano and made the 45 minute traverse on a good road and track towards the middle ski station area called, [...]
Posted in Dogs, Photos, Trips | Tagged husky, leonberger, sierra nevada, ski, spain
By ricardo on June 6, 2008
It seems to me that the amount of fox related incidents is increasing in these mountains. I remember when I first came out here some 10 years ago that they were shy, retiring creatures, that you sometimes caught a glimpse of early in the mornings, or late at night. Not any more!
Some high level traverses [...]
Posted in Misc, Nature | Tagged borreguiles, elorietta, fox, problems, sierra nevada
By ricardo on May 19, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Dogs, Trips | Tagged leonberger, sierra nevada, snowshoeing, spain
By ricardo on May 19, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Trips | Tagged sierra nevada, snowshoeing, veleta
By ricardo on May 17, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Trips | Tagged sierra nevada, ski touring, veleta
By ricardo on May 15, 2008
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? [...]
Posted in Dogs, Trips | Tagged husky, sierra nevada, skijoring
By ricardo on May 13, 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 [...]
Posted in Trips | Tagged alcazaba, pena partida, sierra nevada, vacares
By ricardo on May 13, 2008
PRESS RELEASE Granada, Spain, – 7th April 2008
Spanish Highs Mountain Guides appointed location advisors for new horror movie to be shot in the Sierra Nevada, Spain.
The photographs and images seen on the Spanish Highs Mountain Guides website proved an irresistable inspiration for film company Familia Films. Helmed by Rebecca Sharpe and set to go into [...]
Posted in News | Tagged alpujarra, movie, press release, sierra nevada
Mountain and Leonberger loving recluse, now living in Spain's Sierra
Nevada mountains
