Note – 2025-10-22 11:48
Unusual view looking down on the village of Capileira in the Alpujarras from high up on the slopes of Las Alegas (2700m) in the Sierra Nevada.The morning sun has reached all parts of the village but t...
Tag: landscapephotography
Note – 2025-10-11 10:23
Just starting to excited about heading back to Patagonia. Only 3 weeks to go until we head out and get back to scenes such as this from 2014 on the western side of the Cerro Torre massif. Better start...
Note – 2025-10-01 07:52
2/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada The Rambla del Durcal area is amazing with stunning scenery more akin to Utah or New Mexico than southern Spain. Some rough hiki...
Note – 2025-10-01 07:50
1/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada Yesterday we explored the hills east of Durcal. A tough 800m of initial ascent made much easier by an unrelenting but well grade...
Note – 2025-09-24 09:11
1/ Over the years we must have had over a hundred days walking and scrambling in the Sierra de Huetor just north of Granada. Yesterday, though we filled in the final piece of our Sierra de Huetor jigs...
Note – 2025-09-17 07:35
Hiked down the San Juan valley in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. Surprised to find the waterfall at Piedra Resbaladiza still flowing quite well even towards the end of a long, hot, Spanish summer.
Note – 2025-09-12 13:20
Another hot day so we settled for an early start and a short hike to the magnificent viewpoint of Coros (1305m) in the Sierra de Grazalama mountains via Puerto de las Palomas. Great scenery 360° views...
Note – 2025-09-11 16:21
Tough hike in the mountains south of Montejaque (Ronda) today because of the high afternoon temps. Superb views though with plenty of Griffon Vultures passing overhead, probably eyeing us out as a lik...
Note – 2025-09-10 16:28
Today a visit to the northern sector of the stunning Sierra de las Nieves. Circular hike from the village of El Burgo. Enjoyed it. Tomorrow we head into the Sierra de Grazalama mountains
Note – 2025-09-09 12:27
Quiet serene river waters reflect the surrounding vegetation and trees. Patches of sunlight filter through The banks of the Rio Guadalfeo during our dog walk today. This river quietly makes it's way t...
Note – 2025-09-03 15:15
1/ "Ruta Nocturna - Sierra Nevada" Started with a 6pm bus uplift to los Posiciones del Veleta. Hiked to Col de Carihuela and hence to our dinner/sunset viewpoint on top of Loma Pua at just over 3200m....
Note – 2025-08-16 10:19
Wandering into the Sierra Nevada's Forgotten Zone - A few days ago I had a wonderful overnight trip into a quiet and remote corner of Spain's Sierra Nevada. The access areas were busy but once clear o...
Note – 2025-08-08 08:51
2/2 Then its glorious scrambling to the exit of the Canuto Norte del Veleta. From here the Fidel Fierro route to the summit is taken, care needed on the broken rock walls. The climb finishes on the ve...
Note – 2025-08-06 06:12
Dropping down into the hugely impressive amphitheater of the Corral del Veleta yesterday. I never fail to be impressed by the scale of these huge rock walls. The Coral de Veleta was the site of the la...
Note – 2025-07-23 08:01
Some more photos from yesterdays scrambling route on Tajos de la Virgen ridge, Sierra Nevada. Not especially difficult but utterly engaging and interesting high level hike/scramble
Note – 2025-07-23 07:56
Classic Sierra Nevada adventure! 🏔️ Yesterday’s high-level romp along the Tajos de la Virgen ridge delivered everything you’d want from a mountain day - thrilling Grade 1 scrambling, breathtaking dist...
Note – 2025-06-27 17:54
Spending a night in a bivouac close to a mountain lake certainly allows you to see it's many changing faces. Here's some images of lake reflections from last 24 hours at Laguna Cabrero, Sierra Nevada
Note – 2025-06-27 15:07
Hiking at first light is such a wonderful time to be alive. Here in , waking up at 2700m is amazing. The air is cool and the light is sharp. The mountains stand out, not the normal summer heat haze bl...
Note – 2025-06-27 12:42
Last nights sunset bivouac at Laguna Cabrero 2710m, nacimentos del Río Durcal, Sierra Nevada
Note – 2025-06-25 05:41
As it's here are a few spectacular falls seen on my recent trip to the Hautes Pyrenees on the Spanish/French border.