
Note – 2026-01-21 09:56
Walking with a few friends in the back garden yesterday. Best winter we have had in years. Another world up there and so beautiful. Severe wind chill (-8C) & strong winds but perfect snow conditions
Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Walking with a few friends in the back garden yesterday. Best winter we have had in years. Another world up there and so beautiful. Severe wind chill (-8C) & strong winds but perfect snow conditions

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...

A few images from my trip into the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains last Friday with @khusky

A few from today's excursion into Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains. Once away from the ski area we saw nobody all day and had to make our own tracks through the snow. Varying conditions, some hardpack,...

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...
A photographer's beautiful timelapse showing the onset of winter. It took him five years to shoot. Amazing! https://vimeo.com/896231378

Really enjoyed reading Colin Haley's blog on his winter solo attempt on Cerro Torre's west face. Some incredible photography too! https://colinhaley.com/a-frigid-spanking-attempting-a-winter-solo-asce...

Always nice to see the first snows of the winter arrive here in the Sierra Nevada. Here is a photo from 2500m at the ski area. The mountains change from summer to winter in an extremely short period,...

Today we are guiding a couple on Mulhacen. After a poor winter, snow-wise, it seems like things are looking up towards the end of May! 😂 Photos show the summit and clients descending the west flank to...