Las Campanitas ridge to Veleta. Probably not for those suffering from acute vertigo but certainly not as bad as it seems in this video. A superb day out with just the odd dose of adrenaline. Las Campanitas is the ridge between Cerro los Machos and Veleta in thed Sierra Nevada. It is a Grade 3 […]
Kiersten and I fancied escaping the heat and spending a few hours in the cool air at 3000m. Our target was the upper Guarnón valley below Veleta's northern face, an area of streams and green, lush grasses amid a sea of stones. The area was teeming with nature's sounds, sights and smells. We chose a […]
It had been quite a number of years since I had last walked the ridge between Veleta and the Refugio Elorrietta. It's known as the Tajos de la Virgen ridge and is a rough but easy walk with some sections of very mild scrambling involved. I had forgotten what a magnificent outing this is, made […]
The last time I had done this ridge was back in August 2017. I remember I had really struggled to get my breathing right. I was slow, laboured and could only walk a few metres without needing a rest. It felt like I was 8000m on Everest not 3000m high on Veleta! Thinking back, maybe, […]
A short trip to a secretive camp, don't stay too long … and leave. It sounds respectful and perfect! "No pain, no gain" so they say. Yesterday in the heat of the afternoon (and with no mechanical uplift available) we made our way uphill to a remote lake, rarely visited, that we had never been […]
What to do during a heatwave. Take the dogs for a river walk of course. Super proud of these two, they both remembered how to swim and seemed to really enjoy it.
This was an interesting day. Interesting as it crossed some terrain I have never trodden before, threading the Raspones ridge. We started at Posiciones at 3000m, using the National park bus to gain altitude. Round the old road to the Refugio Carihuela, then over the vertical Paso de los Guias to gain access to the […]
After many years of neglect our outer walls and cortijo walls have been repaired, re plastered and repainted. After the spring "Sahara Dust" (Calima) storms that plagued this part of southern Spain our white walls were left ingrained with a drab mix of white and dirty sandy colour. We forego the repainting in the traditional […]
This photography lark is entertaining and overall I am enjoying the learning experience, but it does get very complex. At the moment I'm up to my eyes in RAW, Blinkies, Zebras, Tone Curves, Highlights and ETTR!. Like a different language. Maybe I should just stick to my mobile? I have a new 35mm APS-C prime […]
And whilst the rest of southern Spain baked in the June heat … . near the Ermita San Francisco 2200m, Sierra Nevada we had rain, 50km winds and the odd roll of thunder. This made for an "interesting" day. Even my poor wee legs broke out in goosebumps! The week prior to the walk we […]
