First of all, a video of the trip. This is one of my favourite mountaineering adventures but it had been some time, a heart attack and a pacemaker implant, since I had last attempted this magnificent route. I decided that I should attempt the route over two days, well two half days actually. We would […]
Had a trip up an old favourite with our walking group. Las Alegas may be "only" 2700m high but it's a little gem. Apart from the access road to the refuge at La Piuca, the whole route is pathless or on very faint tracks.  We ascend up a shallow valley next to an old […]
At the beginning of June, Kiersten and I had the pleasure, yet again, of guiding the Mairwyn Leigh and Bonita Wilson walking group. We were in the Sierra Blanca, inland from Marbella. We were lucky enough to stay at the Hotel Castillo de Monda. A beautiful hotel located high above the town. Here is the […]
We had an eventful, interesting and ultimately fulfilling day on the western slopes of the Cerro de Caballo a couple of days ago. The route is along the Acequia los Hechos and up to the remote and lonely, hidden lake of Laguna Puesta Cura. It's a route we have enjoyed many times previously in the […]
Yesterday circumstances combined to allow me to capture, what I think anyway, is a superb image. Probably the best I have ever taken? A beautiful image of a guy stood below a waterfall surrounded by greenery. Yes, it's a good image, straight out of camera, no post processing adjustments, but ultimately a photographer has to […]
After a recent period of inactivity, due to having a pacemaker fitted, it was good to get back out on the warm limestone rock of the Peñon de la Mata and feel the exposure. The Peñon de la Mata north of Granada has long been one of my favourite scrambling destinations in Spain. I have […]
A chain across the dirt track halted our walking plan for the day. Instead we had to look for an alternative. As in many cases like this, the alternative turned out to be superb! The peak of Boca de la Pesca, located in the Cumbres Verdes just 15 minutes from Granada. Boca de la Pesca […]
At 5:30 this morning I dragged my weary ass out of bed, out into the morning cold and drove up precipitous mountain dirt tracks in the dark for over an hour. As I arrived on the summit the sun appeared over Almeria to the east and rays lit up the snowy mountain tops of the […]
In response to the Electricity Companies doubling their prices we have gone solar. Sod em! After recommendations from my good friend Pepe Badaje, we bought a 8 panel system from AutoSolar. Cost at the time we bought it was €5600 and we added another €1000 in building the structure to support the panels on the […]
Email to two old friends catching up on recent events Good to hear that you are thinking about hills again Laurie. Maybe they are small ones, but nevertheless, being able to get about again must be so uplifting. Happy for you mate. After two years Kiersten and I have both contracted Covid, early April. Two […]
