
Note – 2026-06-22 06:28
I was surprised by the amount of snow still remaining in the Pyrenees. It's going fast though and leaving behind some incredible snow tunnels
Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

I was surprised by the amount of snow still remaining in the Pyrenees. It's going fast though and leaving behind some incredible snow tunnels

Its a white, very white world! From yesterdays excursion on Veleta 3394m in the Sierra Nevada

The stunning winter mountain scenery of the upper Lanjaron valley looking towards the peak of Veleta 3394m. Taken from the Cerro de Caballo summit 3009m, a few days ago.
A friend just shared this video he took from a ski touring trip we did together way back in January 2013. Must admit it has got me feeling all nostalgic for times past. Nobody on the mountain, some go...

Some cold images I took during this weeks excursion into the high Sierra Nevada for this

Blizzard conditions in a whiteout in Kamchatka. Our camp had been hastily erected in the gloom

We had come to Kamchatka to make a ski descent of Klyuchevskaya Sopka, at 4750 metres in height, the highest volcano in the northern hemisphere. But the weather had not been kind. For two weeks we wer...

So proud of my two daughters. I just couldn't ever get them interested in climbing hills & mountains. Now, both in their 40's, they are qualified mountain leaders, do SAR stuff and go out at night int...

Did I tell you I like snow tunnels? This image from the upper Lanjaron Valley a couple of days ago

What a morning! This was our view when the suns rays reached us yesterday morning after a 2 hour ascent through the dawns shadows. In front of us the magnificent Cerro de Caballo, Europe's most southe...
Our first sight of overnight camp last night, a small, well hidden lake (Laguna Carnero) nestled amongst crags.

Being interested in photography means I don't have a lot of images of myself. That's normal eh? Here's a brilliant one of yours truly though, taken a few days ago by expert @chriswright. Thanks Chris....

Overnight Camp - post 3/3 As light dawned on a very cold and windy morning we hurriedly packed up our tent and waited in the lieu of some rocks for the sun to arrive. The cold wait was worthwhile as t...

Overnight Camp - post 2/3 As the sun went slowly down to the west of Granada we were left with a brief but beautiful sunset over the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We watched the sun dip below the horizo...

Overnight Camp 11th/12th April - post 1/3 Images of the northern faces of Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains from yesterday afternoons arrival at our campsite at 1900m. Details of each mountain image are...

Camp erected ready for the night. Beyond are the snows of the Sierra Nevada. Hoping we get a good sunset and sunrise. With @chriswright @khusky @chriswright