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Trevenque. The best summit in the Sierra Nevada?
Trevenque (2079m) is an old favourite. We have known this peak in all weathers, at all times of the year. It stands isolated and proud on the outskirts of Granada in the Cumbres Verdes range of hills. It is not linked by ridges to any other peak, has the ideal mountain profile and has one [...]
Cold bivouac on Los Alayos de Dilar ridge near Granada
Why a bivouac on a ridge so close to Granada? Well, to do the full Alayos de Dilar ridge proper, you need to establish yourself at the Pino de Collado at the eastern end of the ridge. This takes 4.5hrs (with normal stops included) from the trailhead at Area de la Naturaleza. Access is alongside [...]
Early morning start for the Peak of the Fishes Mouth
The spanish tend to be quite descriptive with the names for their mountain peaks. The “Boca de la Pesca” or the “Fishes Mouth” does indeed look vaguely like, when seen from Cerro Huenes in the Cumbres Verdes to the north west.
This is marvellous scenery just to the south east of Granada. Walking in the Cumbres [...]
Corazon de la Sandia, small mountain, big heart
When you hear the word Eiger, or Matterhorn, or Cerro Torre, the name strikes a chord with every mountaineer. The name invokes recollections of epic battles of men against mountains. Here, in Spain’s Sierra Nevada, we have our own mini epic, the “Corazon de la Sandia”. Unfortunately, translated, this doesnt live up to its status, [...]
Trevenque. Snow report
Day started with 15cm powder down to 1700m. With high temps this was very quickly melting throughout the day. Freezing level up as high as 2750m. Good news is that overnight the temps at the Sierra Nevada ski centre dropped to -7 and tonight will be even lower -9!
