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). [...]
The area called Lagunillas de la Virgen is only a stone’s throw from the ski paraphernalia of the Sierra Nevada ski restaurants at Borreguiles. Head SE from there (in July and August you can even get a lift to Borreguiles courtesy of the ski centre gondola!) and over a small pass at Collado de las [...]
A mountaineer aged 45 died yesterday morning as a result of injuries sustained after falling into a crevasse in the area of the Corral de Veleta in Güéjar Sierra (Granada). The Coordinator of Emergency Services received a call at 8.25 am in the morning when he was alerted to the accident. The emergency Services and [...]
Photo taken by Jakub Jarosz from the air after leaving Malaga airport. The panorama includes all the three major peaks of Mulhacen (3482m), Veleta (3398m) and Alcazaba (3371m). Jakub was on the summit of Mulhacen in full winter conditions a few days before. The snow level is 2000m.
If you ever needed convincing of the winter mountaineering potential here in Spain’s Sierra Nevada, then you should take a look at this atmospheric video.
Spain’s Sierra Nevada is a big range normally associated with multi-day trekking excursions. There are however some great day treks to be had crossing the range from north to south. The advantage of a north to south crossing is that you can take advantage of high summer access via the ski centre thus reducing greatly [...]
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 [...]
Chris and Mike Ritson with friends, Brian and Gary, have just completed a four day trip in the Spain’s Sierra Nevada, climbing on the Raspones and Tajos de la Virgen and Puntal de la Caldera. Within 2 hours of arrival at Malaga they were at 2500m, kitting up at the Hoya de la Mora above [...]
The prospects for a good day’s ski mountaineering didn’t look too bright as we passed through Granada this morning. Above the ski town we met fresh snow and icy roads. Then, as we reached the road end at the Hoya de la Mora, we burst out of the gloom to find ourselves in bright early [...]
With few access tracks to the Sierra Nevada open we had to settle for the usual route up Veleta from above the ski town in the Sierra Nevada. The snow level was about 1500m. We parked the car at the Hota de la Mora (2500m) and set off, immediately requiring snowshoes to aid progress. We [...]
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