Note – 2024-02-29 17:16
I always get excited packing for a trip. Next week we are heading to the winter Picos de Europa mountain range in the north of Spain. They have just had mega snowfalls and more is to come this weekend...
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Note – 2024-02-28 09:19
After negotiating our way through the narrow streets of Molvizar we headed steeply uphill in a tough, hour long, battle against the strong winds. That all changed when we started the traverse to the M...
Note – 2024-02-23 15:08
A tiring but worthwhile day today watering our olive trees the old way by flooding the land via the ancient system of irrigation channels. Fulfilling!
Note – 2024-02-21 09:17
Came across a strange phenomenon that I haven't seen in 25 years of coming to the Sierra Nevada. Last weeks overnight snowfall was followed by days of sun, heat and high humidity. This caused streams...
Note – 2024-02-20 18:53
A few images from the Tajos Campanario ridge in Spain's Sierra Nevada today. Some hard neve on sheltered slopes made for a great crampon ascent. By the time we came to the steep descent gully the snow...
Note – 2024-02-20 18:08
Been out in the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada with this lot today. A superb day with great snow conditions. Photos later when I have been fed 🤣
Note – 2024-02-14 16:56
Day 1 we arrive at the place where we hope to see the rarest cat in the world, the Iberian Lynx. Immediately Mick spots a lynx. We pour excitedly out of the car, grabbing binoculars & cameras. 1st att...
Note – 2024-02-08 11:28
There's a spark inside all of us that makes us want to explore. To go to places others don't. Fill in blanks on a map. It was definitely there with early explorers, climbers conquering un-climbed peak...
Note – 2024-02-07 09:10
If I ask Graeme, my fellow hiking buddy, to go stand on the edge of a huge drop, he always does, bless him. He is my go-to poseur when I need a bit of scale in photos. One day I will make an album of...
Note – 2024-01-31 08:41
The Cerro de Caballo (3009m) in Spain's Sierra Nevada comes out of the cloud above the hills between Albuñuelas and Lentegí.
Note – 2024-01-16 17:37
Practice day on crampons and ice axe for us today. No matter how often you have done this, it's still good to practice. Enjoyable too. Coming up the slopes out of the Barranco de San Juan, Sierra Neva...
Note – 2024-01-16 16:32
Out with the gang in the snow today. Bit breezy and not a lot of sunshine but a great day out nevertheless
Note – 2024-01-15 11:05
Huge lenticular clouds building up in the mountains. High winds and possibly some bad weather to come
Note – 2024-01-14 09:20
A few images from my trip into the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains last Friday with @khusky
Note – 2024-01-12 15:20
After 2 winters with either health problems, poor snow conditions or just plain bad luck, it was nice to get back into the high Sierra Nevada again. I forgot just how much I love this environment and...
Note – 2024-01-08 17:03
Today I've been hiking in an area that was badly burnt during a severe wildfire in September 2022. It is so refreshing and inspiring to see plant life recovering and new growth coming through.