In April 2013, Richard Hartley and Kiersten Rowland of Spanish Highs Mountain Guides are to join a team led by British snowboarder/mountaineer Julia Pickering attempting to become the first people to climb and snowboard down the largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere, Kamchatka in far eastern Russia. The team’s main sponsor is outdoor clothing and [...]
Read More 2XS Films, berghaus, julia pickering, kamchatka, Klyutchevskoy Sopka
Pleased to announce that we have a new provider of mountain bike hire for those who want to have a few days touring the hills of the Alpujarras and Lecrin Valley areas of the southern Sierra Nevada. Deportes Nómadas of Durcal can now supply mountain bikes for rent and hire. This well stocked outdoor shop [...]
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The Sierra Nevada is the sunniest ski resort in the world! For many years we have loved skiing here. Now we can offer full downhill ski packages to make your ski holiday just that little bit easier. Since becoming a licenced Travel Agency at the beginning of November we now have the authority and insurances [...]
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Its that time of year again. The first snows have fallen and we are looking forward to our winter ski break. You could try out the sunniest ski resort in the world? Lying in the south of Spain, just 2 hours from the busy costas, the Sierra Nevada is a snow sure modern resort with [...]
Read More downhill skiing, hotels, lift passes, ski centre, ski hire, ski packages, ski pistes, ski tuition
Finally, we have the authorization from the Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada to perform the work that we scheduled for the Refugio de Caballo. The work is to fit a new window and waterproof the roof before the coming winter. We have organised the work to be done on Sunday 4th November 2012. If enough people [...]
Read More accion sierra nevada, mountain huts, refuge, refugio, refugio de caballo, restoration
Hispania Airways has confirmed that flights will begin early December from it’s hub at Granada airport. They will link to London Gatwick, Paris, Rome as well as Madrid and Barcelona. This is great news for the coming winter skiing and mountaineering season. Hispania Airways is a Spanish airline, established in 2011, whose centre of operations is situated [...]
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A group of researchers from the University of Extremadura have shown that the rock glacier in the Corral del Veleta in the Sierra Nevada could disappear in the coming 20 years. The calculations are based on normal temperatures but if these increase then the degradation process will be accelerated. So, what is a “rock glacier”? [...]
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Describes a fine day out in the mountains with “Accion Sierra Nevada” and learning of the plans to repair and maintain our mountain refuges in the Sierra Nevada. 13 members of Accion Sierra Nevada met last Saturday at 8:30am at the Hoya de la Mora and made the 3 hour ascent to the Refugio Elorrieta (3187m) [...]
Read More Cebollar, Elorrieta, refuges, refugio de caballo, refugios, restoration
You can escape the severe spanish heat this summer by using the ski lifts of the Sierra Nevada to access the cooler air above for trekking and hiking. Below are the details of the facilities to open. The chairs make easy access to the upper mountains and include a walk to some of the fantastic [...]
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We are planning a trip to see the wild side of Morocco at the beginning of October! A combination of high level mountain and desert trekking. All welcome. This is an exploratory trip and as such is non commercial. Pay your own costs. If coming from northern Europe best to fly to Marrakech. If from [...]
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