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State of the mountain refugios and shelters of the Sierra Nevada
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An update on the state of the refuges, huts and shelters in the Sierra Nevada, Spain. This post was first published in March 2009. It has now been updated to give the definitive state of the mountain huts and shelters. Please note the ongoing work of Acción Sierra Nevada who have created a platform to restore [...]
Read MoreInformation about the Refugio Postero Alto, Sierra Nevada
The Postero Alto Refugio is a wonderfully situated guarded refuge located on the north side of Sierra Nevada, within the National Park, in the region of the municipality of Jerez de Marsquesado and Guadix. It commands a wide panoramic view stretching from the Hoya de Guadix-Baza to the ridges of the Sierra Nevada mountain peaks [...]
Read MoreThe sad state of the Refugio Elorrieta
A rather sad video showing the sorry state of the Elorrieta hut in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Now a new action group has been formed to reform the old mountain refuges. It needs the support of the local mountaineering community to achieve it’s goals. Located at 3187m in the heart of the Sierras the Elorrieta [...]
Read MoreThe National Park welcomes private initiatives to reform mountain refuges in the Sierra Nevada
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 [...]
Read MoreWhy restoring an old mountain refuge is good for the soul
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 [...]
Read MoreThe Villavientos hut in the Sierra Nevada provides a high class mountain refuge
The unguarded Villavientos refuge is situated at 3040m on the southern slopes of Loma Pelada in the Sierra Nevada. It lies between the jagged ridge of the Raspones del Rio Seco and Mulhacen. Useful as a base for mountaineering, trekking or when the Caldera hut is full. It is a small refuge shelter but sleeps [...]
Read MoreRefuge shelter on south side of Mulhacen could be useful
Recently come across an old refuge shelter, relatively unknown that may be utilised for emergency or overnight purposes. It’s on the south side of Mulhacen just north of the Alto de Chorrillo. It lies between the old road and the normal path up Mulhacen at about 2725m. There is now a 3m long marker post [...]
Read MoreAn initiative to restore, clean and repair the Refugio de Caballo
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 [...]
Read MoreThe Refugio Postero Alto in Spain’s Sierra Nevada now has a new website.
The Refugio Postero Alto based above Jerez de Marsquesado south of Guadix in Spain’s Sierra Nevada now has a new website. It will provide much information about the hut, situation, weather and more importantly the state of the road to reach it. The Postero Alto Refuge is located at 1,900 meters altitude in the Sierra [...]
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