This new refuge is being restored for walkers and trekkers. It is based into the heart of the Sierra Morena mountains north of Seville. OK, not Sierra Nevada but an interesting and enjoyable walking area nonetheless! This is a massive range containing many smaller sierras. The Sierra de Aracena is quite popular, but the lesser known [...]
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Whilst on a recent trek in the Sierra Nevada up the Cerro de Caballo we came across a Refugio that is unmarked and un-named as far as we can tell. It is not that big, maybe sleeps 3 or 4 persons, but looks weatherproof and a good bivvy site. Worth knowing about. It is located [...]
Read More cerro de caballo, huts, Misc, refugioThe Consejeria de Medio Ambiente of Andalucia states the following with regard to wild camping in the Sierra Nevada National Park. (1) It is permitted to bivouac or wild camp overnight anywhere in the park. (2) You cannot spend more than 1 night in the same location. (3) Tents should be erected only after the [...]
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Our good friend, mountaineer and skier, Bob Redwood, died recently due to brain tumours of a type known as “Glioblastoma Multiforme” the most common and aggresive type. This has led us to this fundraising effort. The aim is to raise awareness and funds for the Brain Tumour Research Campaign. Brain tumours affect people of all ages. [...]
Read More bolivia, climb, features, fundraising, justgiving, Misc, Patagonia & AndesLast 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 [...]
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The incidence of these attacks by foxes on campsites in the Sierra Nevada seems to be growing. See our previous posts on this subject for background detail: Foxes still a problem at high mountain camps in the Sierra Nevada Foxy problems in the Sierra Nevada Latest attacks from Spanish Highs Mountain Guides clients came this [...]
Read More foxes, MiscOur friends, Sarah and Ali and the rest of the crew at Caballo Blanco Horse Trekking have produced a nice 5 minute video showing the delights of horse trekking in this wonderful part of Andalucia. The stables are situated on a small plateau at a height of 1200 metres above the spa town of Lanjaron [...]
Read More Alpujarras, andalucia, hacks, horse, Misc, riding, stables, TrekkingI have just recently come across this essay that Reinhold Messner wrote way back in 1965. At the time it was visionary piece and in my opinion it still holds good today, some 44 years later. In ‘the future’, will the challenge for climbers be to do todays bolted routes in a ‘clean’ way, removing [...]
Read More messner, Misc“Walking in the footsteps of Clint Eastwood” There is no doubt that the scenery around Tabernas in Almeria is dramatic. We have been running Walking Tours in the Tabernas Desert for many years now and the views never fail to inspire. Sergio Leone and the Spaghetti Western crews realised this too, and from the 1960′s [...]
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A year ago I wrote an article about fox related incidents involving clients in the Sierra Nevada. The situation has worsened in the past year. They have spread outwards and now occur further afield from the normal Veleta/Mulhacen tourist tracks. Indeed they are getting braver and becoming more and more of a nuisance. Here is [...]
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