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). [...]
Read More access, Alcazaba, features, Misc, Mountaineering, Mulhacen, trailheads, Trekking, Veleta, WalkingLast 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 [...]
Read More Alcazaba, goteron, Misc, scrambling, Trekking, vacaresThe 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 [...]
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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. [...]
Read More Alcazaba, caballo, los tres miles, Mulhacen, picon jerez, TrekkingChiz 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 [...]
Read More Alcazaba, fox, maps, Mulhacen, photography, scrambling, Trekking, tres milesLeigh 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 [...]
Read More Alcazaba, fox, Mulhacen, TrekkingSubmitted 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, [...]
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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 [...]
Read More Alcazaba, Mulhacen, Sierra Nevada, ski touring, SnowshoeingAll 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 [...]
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