It's August and it's bank holiday. In the cities, towns and villages of southern Spain people are fighting their annual battle against the searing heat. Bank holiday weekend might offer some relief but the beaches will be packed, the rivers walks choc a block with people littering the environment, only the mountains can offer the […]
The "Arista de las Campanitas" from Cerro los Machos to the very summit of Veleta is a superb scramble/easy rock climb with a distinctive alpine nature. We did this last week in the hot sun, the ridge never falling below 3000 meters. I guess, grading wise, it would certainly be a grade 3S scramble but […]
The walk into Siete Lagunas involved passing two small hidden lakes, rarely visited by other humans. Laguna Prado Negro and another further north which doesn't have a name on no map. It should, it's stunning! The wonderful wild side of the Sierra Nevada that few others get to see {% peertube "https://video.infosec.exchange/videos/embed/9767e71e-cbf8-4daa-b97a-847b9e2f2887","The Mighty Alcazaba, arguably […]
It's a long time since I went up Mulhacén, in fact pre heart problem in 2019. First time to 3482m altitude on the highest mountain in mainland Spain. Of course, today we went up the finest way to the summit … where the west ridge abuts against the north face. It's a hard pull from […]
My head is filled with images and experiences from this trip, the stars overhead, the tumbling waters, the stillness, the Ibex and even the mid-morning break to make a cup of tea! Here are just a few thoughts from a mind blowing overnight camp. It had started out as a trip to visit the accessible […]
I'm normally quite good at estimating walking difficulty. Years of practice, with a good knowledge and experience of local maps and terrain. And of course we always have the wonderful "internet" to fall back on too for advice and information. Yesterday's walk I originally classed in my own mind as "Moderate" but the 760 metres […]
Good day on the eastern Sierra Nevada hills today, climbing Chullo 2612m from the Puerto de la Ragua. We traversed the summit from north to south and came back along the Trans Sierra Nevada bike track. Thanks everyone for coming along and making this such a memorable day. Thieves operating at Puerta de la Ragua […]
A tough, mainly pathless ascent yesterday over Cuna (2292m) to the old cave/refuge at Piedra de los Pajaros (2550m). Then just for a change, we descended rough, pathless mountainside via the forest at Prado Abarca and then back along the dirt track to the cars at Mirador de Cañar. A tough day and the legs […]
It's always difficult dragging one's weary ass out of bed earlier than normal. A long, but stunning, drive of one and three quarter hours via Cadiar, Cherin and Laroles and we arrived at the start point, the 2000 metre pass of the Puerta de la Ragua. It was a beautiful, blue sky day. Half an […]
I was supposed to go rock climbing but due to the disappearance (or disintegration!) of my 25+ year old rock boots this had to be cancelled. I had already bought our lift passes so we decided to go for a high level stroll instead and invited a few of our friends to join us.  […]
