Report sent in from Pepe Badaje of his first ascent of Mulhacen in July 2011. Done in a long day from the Hoya del Portillo to the south above Capileira. We leave Lanjarón at seven in the morning from the petrol station, arriving at the Hoya del Portillo above Capileira, where no vehicles can continue [...]
A climber is in critical condition after a fall of 200 meters from the northern slopes of Cerro de los Machos in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. The rescue was ongoing for about three hours. The 41 year old man was rescued yesterday in a serious condition by a Guardia Civil helicopter after falling from a height of about two hundred meters while practicing alpine climbing on Cerro de los [...]
Sep 092009
Spain’s Sierra Nevada is a big range normally associated with multi-day trekking excursions. There are however some great day treks to be had crossing the range from north to south. The advantage of a north to south crossing is that you can take advantage of high summer access via the ski centre thus reducing greatly [...]
