Nice collection of panoramic photos taken by friend and local, Pepe Badaje, of Lanjaron and surrounding areas of the Alpujarras. You can read his interesting and informative blog (in spanish) at www.badaje.com. The site also includes lots more local photos and videos. Technorati Tags: Alpujarras, Badaje, Lanjaron, panoramic photos
As can be seen from the photo taken a few days ago from the Cerro de Caballo, winter still has the Sierra Nevada firmly in it’s grip. This may affect forthcoming treks such as the famous “Los Tres Miles” trek which aims to cover all the major 3000m plus peaks of the range in a 5 day push.
There seems to be birds of prey all over the place at the moment whilst walking through the Alpujarras or middle altitudes of the Sierra Nevada. It really is a rich time of year to visit, especially if you are a twitcher!
May 062010
Villages on the GR7 long distance path through the Alpujarras are conveniently placed about 2 hours apart. These provide welcome rest halts or overnight stops as one passes through the area. Our personal favourite is back from Capileira via Bubion, Pampaneira, Soportujar and Cañar to Lanjaron. Takes a leisurely 6-7 hours, passes through spectacular scenery and white villages and is mostly downhill!
Local filmaker and mountain enthusiasts Lokofilms have produced a series of excellent quality movies of the Sierra Nevada and other mountain regions. The films are found at http://vimeo.com/lokofilms. Jesús Labajo Yuste, of Lokofilms, also runs “Campobase”, a series of mountain podcasts at http://campobasefm.wordpress.com/ As well as the Sierra Nevada there are films from the Cordillera [...]
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.
Mar 162010
The Cerro de Caballo is a stunning mountain, when seen from the costa tropical coastline near Salobrena. Now the bad weather has cleared it seems to rise above the surrounding mists and float in the sky.
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.
Ski mountaineering in Spain’s Sierra Nevada at times can be quite testing and committing. This route describes a long, tough day’s ascent of Tajos de los Machos that was made more difficult by the remote access and hard icy conditions.
Describes a marvellous day’s ski touring on the south side of the Sierra Nevada. Good weather, great snow conditions and best of all, no other people!
