The Poqueira Hut sits at 2500m below the SW face of Mulhacen, the highest mountain in mainland Spain. It is a guarded hut with room for 84 persons and supplies visitors with beds, blankets, meals and drinks. Specially recommended is the “vino caliente” which is available by the jug! It is open all year round. [...]
The best winter access is normally by the Poqueira Gorge via the Cebedilla electric complex. The route is normally very straightforward, protected from winds and more sheltered than other access routes. We went up to the Poqueira Hut yesterday but because of the recent heavy snowfalls of last week, access is difficult along this route. [...]
What Alpine Clubs and Federations have reciprocal rights with the Poqueira Refugio? To the best of our knowledge the following have reciprocal rights for reduced Poqueira Refugio hut and meal fees: Federacion Andaluza de Montanismo Austrian Alpine Club Deutscher Alpenverein Club Alpin Francais Italian Alpine Club Club Alpin Swiss The affiliations normally run from January [...]
Raining heavily today. Just to get out, we walked up the Poqueira Gorge where the weather steadily worsened throughout the day. By Cortijo Thomas the showers turned to heavy consistent rain. In the end it was too much to handle and we retreated down to the best tapa bar in Capileira where we should have [...]
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