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New trail between Alcazaba and Vacares saves much time and re ascent
Last summer some local spaniards developed a new walking trail between Alcazaba and the Puntal de El Goteron and Puntal de Vacares ridge. The old route meant a long diversion round the Loma de la Alcazaba involving much time and height loss (600m). With the passing of the winter snows the route is now open [...]
Chiz Dakin reports on her 3000m peak traverse of the Sierra Nevada
The following detailed report is by Chiz Dakin of Peak Images. She joined us on one of our 5 day Los Tres Miles, 3000m peak traverses, in the Sierra Nevada. It provided interesting reading and a good summary of this adventurous trek for those interested in following in her footsteps.
Chiz Dakin is an award-winning professional [...]
Trekking the 3000m peaks of the Spain's Sierra Nevada
The following trip report was sent in by Volker Krenz after a 4 day trek in the Sierra Nevada covering “Los Tres Miles”. This is a wonderful high altitude trek covering the major 3000m peaks in the range. We supported him in his self guided trek by dropping him off at high trailheads above Lanjaron.
Have [...]
Summer walking in the high Sierra Nevada "Los Tres Miles"
Chiz Dakin has recently returned to the UK after a extended visit to Andalucia and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. We have known the delights of the Sierra Nevada for many years now but what did Chiz think of it?
Below we reproduce comments from her excellent travel writing site “Travels With My Camera“. Chiz is [...]
Sierra Nevada Mountain Access Points
Access Locations:
(1) Hoya de la Mora (2500m). Follow the ski road from Granada to the ski town. Follow the signs left for œVeleta above the town and reach a car park at the road end. Good quick access for Veleta, Los Machos and Catujo sectors. Cariguela hut is 3hrs from here.
(2) Cortijuela (1700m). Follow [...]
3 day trek over Mulhacen and Alcazaba, Sierra Nevada
Leigh Richie recounts tales of derring do in the high Sierra Nevada wild camping at Siete Lagunas, climbing Mulhacen and Alcazaba and being disturbed by nocturnal foxes!
Here’s a blog of my recent 3 day trek in the high Sierra with Mike. The original plan of doing the Mulhacen – Alcazaba – Vacares traverse had to [...]
Hidden ways across the north faces of Mulhacen and Alcazaba
Little known to foreigners, and only a handful of locals, there is a way to cross the steep, seemingly impossible north and north west faces of both Mulhacen and Alcazaba in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. These ways facilitate the crossing from the Col de Ciervo to Siete Lagunas and make the ascent of Alcazaba achieveable [...]
Sierra Nevada Traverse (Los Tres Mil) 31st May to 5th June 2008
Submitted by Yvonne Holland
I came upon the idea of a trip to the Sierra Nevada when I was looking for a high mountain trip in Europe that I could do in early June and could be fitted into a week. The traverse of the 3000m summits of the Sierra Nevada matched this requirement perfectly, although [...]
Loads of Snow!
The recent heavy rain followed by Sunday evenings low temperatures left a large covering of the white stuff down to about 1800m. This has since retreated uphill but the whole situation for skiing and snowshoeing is much brighter. Above 2500m there is good cover and above 2750m, deep snow.
I took the attached photo today from [...]
3 day excursion Mulhacen and Alcazaba area
All areas very icy
Mulhacen S Ridge – snow level 3000m. Thin
Eastern traverse to Siete Lagunas – snow level 2500m, well consolidated
Siete Lagunas – valley well covered but upper crags of Alcazaba thin
Alcazaba NE – loads of snow down to 2500m. Some slab forming. Icefalls well formed
Atalaya and Pico de Jerez area – thin cover on [...]
