Join us on one of our winter skills mountaineering courses in the high, snow sure Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain. Learn ice axe, crampon, winter belaying and alpine skills in a superb mountain environment. We have been running these winter skills mountaineering courses here in Spain for over 12 years. In that time we have [...]
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Pairing the Yellowbrick Tracker to it’s Smartphone App would provide additional communications resources for us when away on expeditions. But how did we go on? We have been using the Yellowbrick Tracking system in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Patagonia successfully for over 18 months. It provides a safe and secure alternative communication system over the variable [...]
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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 [...]
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Twice I have been privileged to stand in awe, beneath one of the most natural cathedrals our mountain environments can provide. This is the Cirque de las Altares in southern Patagonia. The Cirque is to be found on the western side of the Cerro Torre massif, at the eastern edge of the great southern icecap [...]
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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 [...]
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What better way to contrast the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada than with a few days at sea? As a mountaineer on a yacht I get that same feeling of wildness and remoteness, of being held in the grasp of natural forces, that I get when I am in the mountains. We recently met [...]
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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 [...]
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The winter is nearly upon us. It’s time to sharpen the ice tools, wax the skis and prepare the mountain equipment for another season of fun in the snow and ice of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The first major snowfalls that sick around and consolidate will usually fall in October or November. That means it [...]
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Autumn is a strange season in the Sierra Nevada mountains. A season of great contrasts that can bring unexpected difficulties for walkers and trekkers. Summer changes to winter very quickly here. This article describes what to look out for and how to deal with it. The Contrast 23rd September 2012 So there we were, sat [...]
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