Full and interesting report from guest writer, Yvonne Holland, who returned to the Sierra Nevada in May 2012 to do a trek from Trevélez to Lanjarón, covering all the major peaks of the Sierra Nevada between the two villages, including the rarely climbed Juego de Bolos and Puntal de la Caldera. In early June 2008 [...]
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Our group spent a rather wild 2 days ascending to the Refugio de Caballo with the intent to do some winter mountaineering in the area. In the event, strong winds and severe icing had them beating a retreat for the valley the following day. Thanks to Ian Tupman, from the Costa Tropical who sent in [...]
Read More accion sierra nevada, bivouac, caballo, refugioOn 30 November 2011, The newspaper Ideal published an extensive article on the “Accion Sierra Nevada” initiative. We still need your support though to enable us to carry out important restoration work on the mountain refugios of the Sierra Nevada next summer. From the initiative we want to thank the interest shown by Alejandro Molina [...]
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In the past few months Acción Sierra Nevada has emerged as a credible independent platform for improving and conserving the Sierra Nevada mountain environment. The latest venture saw 26 people taking part in completing phase 2 of the restoration work on the Refugio de Caballo with the installation of a new door. It’s funny how [...]
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The door of the Refugio del Caballo has been broken again from it’s hinges. Admittedly we did see this it coming as it was somewhat precarious. When we attempted to fix it 2 weeks ago it was in a poor condition with torn frames and few “anchors” to hold it in place. We must fix [...]
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Good news from the National Park in the Sierra Nevada who are willing to assist grassroots initiatives to improve mountain huts and refuges. Last week we conducted a reformation of the Refugio del Caballo. The initiative came from a few friends and fellow mountain lovers. In three days we managed to clean up the shelter, put [...]
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In the past week we have been helping to restore the Refugio de Caballo, at nearly 3000m in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Spain. Very hard work, but it has allowed us to give something back to the mountains that have given us so much over the years. The refuge is in a superb [...]
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Tajos Altos is a somewhat reclusive mountain. From the west of the Sierras and the vega of Granada it is just a small lump on a long, seemingly flat ridge. From the north and south it is prominent, but often mistaken for Veleta, the Pico del Cartujo or some other more well known peak. But [...]
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The Refugio de Caballo is in a spectacular and majestic setting high above the Lanjaron valley just below the summit of the Cerro de Caballo (3009m). It is used in both summer and winter as a place to spend the night. More information at Mountain refugios and shelters of the Sierra Nevada During last winter we [...]
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There is a new webcam set up in the town of Lanjaron showing the flowing waters of the Rio Lanjaron. Now at first glance this may appear a bit boring to some people. But to the townsfolk of this spa town in the Alpujarras, the waters mean everything. They are the lifeblood of the town! Fortunately [...]
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